 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 542 pages
...II. Presumptuous Man ! the reason wouldst thou find, Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind 1 First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less ? Ask of thy mother Earth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ? Or ask... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 pages
...II. Presumptuous man ! the reason woiildst thon Why form'd so weak, so little and so blind? [find, First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less? Ask of thy mother earth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade 1 41 Or ask... | |
 | Thomas Baldwin Thayer - 1862 - 448 pages
...made an angel ? " ho proceeds as follows : " Presumptuous man, wouldst thou the reason find Why made so weak, so little, and so blind? First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess, Why made no weaker, blinder and no less — Ask of thy mother earth why oaks are made Taller and stronger... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1863 - 334 pages
...to agree, And drawn supports, upheld by God or thee ? 2. Presumptuous man ! the reason wouldst thou find, Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind...reason guess Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less ! Ask of thy mother earth why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ! Or ask of... | |
 | A.A. Griffith - 1865 - 260 pages
...counsels and my administration. 17. Presumptuous man ! the reason wouldst thou find, WThy form'd so w£ak, so little, and so blind ? First, if thou. canst, the...guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less. Ask of thy mother, earth, why oaks are made Taller and stronger than the weeds they shade ? Or ask... | |
 | 1866 - 328 pages
...to agree, And drawn supports, upheld by God or thee ? 2. Presumptuous man ! the reason wouldst thou find, Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind...reason guess Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less ! Ask of thy mother earth why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ! Or ask of... | |
 | 1866 - 568 pages
...query would do well to remember the words of Pope : — " Presumptuous man, the reason would'st thou find, Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind...guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less? " It is onr wisdom to deal with things as they are, rather than with things as they might have been.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 626 pages
...to agree, And drawn supports, upheld by God or thee ? II. Presumptuous man ! the reason wouldst thou find, Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind...guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less ? Ask of thy mother earth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ; 40 Or ask... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 520 pages
...to agree, And drawn supports, upheld by God, or thee ? II. Presumptuous Man! the reason wouldst thou find Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind ?...guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less ? Ask of thy mother Earth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade I Or ask... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 72 pages
...II. Presumptuous man ! the reason wouldst thou find, Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind V First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less ? Ask of thy mother earth, why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ? Or ask... | |
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Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind? First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess, Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less? 
