 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
 | Herodotus - 1814 - 422 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. being necessarily comprehended... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 190 pages
...whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful hke • 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 186 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... | |
 | Joseph Marryat - 1816 - 176 pages
...who compares its impression upon a well-regulated mind, to that made by a pebble upon the bosom of a peaceful lake. The centre mov'd, a circle straight...succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads; Friends, parents, children, first it will embrace^. HU CQuntrj ucxt, and next all human rao«. 98 This... | |
 | Joseph Marryat - 1816 - 148 pages
...impression upon a well-regulated mind, to that made by a pebble upon the bosom of a peaceful lake. tj., The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds. Another still, and still another spreads ; Friends, parents, children, first it will embrace, (ft« cguatrj uext, and next all human ra wi.... | |
 | John Prior Estlin - 1818 - 430 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... | |
 | Hannah More - 1818 - 340 pages
...thy neighbour's blessing thine; 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. The author hopes to be... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1819 - 186 pages
...individual to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake> As the small pebble sill's the peaceful lake : The centre mov'd, a circle straight...still, and still another spreads. Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace; His country next ; and next, all human race : Wide, and more wide... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 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,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 252 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 , neighbour , first it will embrace ; His country next ; and next all human race ; Wide and more wide... | |
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