 Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads ; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace ; His country next ;...  Solitude - Page 347de Johann Georg ritter von Zimmermann - 1819 - 368 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | John Monck Mason - 1798 - 494 pages
...from individuals to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake. The centre mov'd, a circle...still, and still another spreads: Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace, His country next, and next all human race; Wide, and more wide, th'... | |
 | John Monck Mason - 1798 - 496 pages
...from individuals to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake. The centre mov'd, a circle...still, and still another spreads: Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace, His country next, and next all human race; Wide, and more wide, th'... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...only begins but ends in self. ' Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, •As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; , The centre mov'd, a circle...succeeds, * Another still, and still another spreads: ' Krientl, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace, ' His country next; and next all human race.'... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake, The center rnov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still...another spreads; =.' ' ' • — .=* Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace ; His country next ; and next all human race ; Wide and more wide,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1800 - 572 pages
...from individuals to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake: The centre mov'd, a circle...still, and still another spreads : Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace, His country nest, and next all human race ; \Vide, and more wide,... | |
 | 1800 - 574 pages
...from individuals to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake. The centre mov'd, a circle...still, and still another spreads; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace, His country next, and next all human race ; Wide, and more wide,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 218 pages
...rise from individual to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre mov'd, a circle...still, and still another spreads; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace; His country next, and next all human race ; Wide and more wide, th'... | |
 | James Wilson - 1804 - 494 pages
...vigorous zeal: we feel delight in the agreeable conception of the improvement and happiness of mankind. The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another...still, and still another spreads. Friend, parent, neighbour first it will embrace, His country next, and next all human race ; Wide and more wide, th'... | |
 | 1805 - 420 pages
...from individual to the whole. " Self love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, " As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake. " The centre mov'd, a circle...still, and still another spreads ; « Friend, parent, neighbor, first it will embrace ; " His country next, and next, all human race." Pope. In vain we endeavour... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...rise from individual io the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The centre mov'd, a circle...still, and still another spreads; Friend, parent, ntighbour, first it will embrace ; His country next ; and next all human race ; Wide and more wide,... | |
| |
