| Alexander Jamieson - 1840 - 314 páginas
...sometimes conjoined and carried on through several sentences. Example. Thus Pope, in the Essay on Han: " Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, MEN would be ANGELS, II ANGELS would be gods : Aspiring to bo GODS, || if ANGELS FELL, Aspiring to be ANGELS, || MEN rebel."... | |
| George Campbell - 1840 - 450 páginas
...differently. Such an antithesis on the words men, angels, and gods, you have in the two following couplets : Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes ; MEN would be ANGELS, |j ANGELS would be GODS. Aspiring to be GODS, || if ANGELS fell ;— Aspiring to be ANGELS, || MEN... | |
| George Campbell - 1841 - 416 páginas
...differently. Such an antithesis on the words men, angels, and gods, you have in the two following couplets : Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes ; MEN would...GODS, || if ANGELS fell ; — Aspiring to be ANGELS, || HEN rebel.f The like varied opposition in the words principles, means, and ends, may be observed... | |
| John Aikin - 1841 - 840 páginas
...from his hand the balance and the rod. Re-judge his justice, be the god of God. In Pride, in reasoning a 7 3 Z Z @ + X skie«. Pride still is aiming at the blest abode«, Men would be angels, angels would be god«. Aspiring... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1843 - 50 páginas
...Hejudge his justice, be the GOD of God. In pride, in reasoning pride, our error lies ; All quit the sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, 125 /(ofii •PARTAAENT ESSAYONMAN. 7 Of order, sins against the eternal cause. 130 V. Ask for what... | |
| My school-boy days - 1844 - 190 páginas
...all the mighty void of sense: In pride, in reasoning pride, our error lies, All quit their sphere or rush into the skies : Pride still is aiming at the...abodes, Men would be angels — angels would be gods .' What think you has man to be proud, of? Of his wisdom ? No, surely, for that is given to him from... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1844 - 94 páginas
...Re-judge his justice, be the GOD of God. [ In pride, in reasoning pride, our error lies ; All quit the sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, 135 Men would be angels, angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell, Aspiring to be... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 454 páginas
...proceeds by steps so regular. Climax and Antithesis are sometimes united, as in the following Example. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, Men would...if angels fell, Aspiring to be angels, men rebel. Climax is nearly related to Hyperbole, and differs from it chiefly in degree. The purpose of Hyperbole... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 456 páginas
...proceeds by steps so regular. Climax and Antithesis are sometimes united, as in the following Example. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, Men would...if angels fell, Aspiring to be angels, men rebel. Climax is nearly related to Hyperbole, and differs from it chiefly in degree. The purpose of Hyperbole... | |
| George Campbell - 1845 - 444 páginas
...men, angels, and gods you have in the two following couplets: " Pride still is aiming at the bless'd abodes ; MEN would be ANGELS, || ANGELS would be GODS....be GODS, || if ANGELS fell ; Aspiring to be ANGELS, 1! HEN rebd,"f The like varied opposition in the words principles, means, and ends may be observed... | |
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