 Say first, of God above or man below What can we reason but from what we know ? Of man what see we but his station here, From which to reason, or to which refer ? Through worlds unnumber'd though the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own.  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 36by Alexander Pope - 1853Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1736 - 64 pages
...we but his Station here, Krern which to reafon, or to which refer ? zo Thro1 Worlds unnumber'd, tho' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him, only in our own. He, who thro' vaft Immenfity can pierce, See Worlds on Worlds compofe one Univerfe, Obferve how Syftem into... | |
 | Jean-Pierre de Crousaz - 1739 - 248 pages
...«»MAN, Epift. I. v. 17, 18. * Mr Croufaz has this Diftich in <vieiu : Thro' Worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, Tis ours to trace him only in our own. v. 22. THO' Mr Pope asks, v. 19. Of Man what fee we but his Station here ? he had faid a little before,... | |
 | William Warburton - 1742 - 220 pages
...than what we fee of his Difpenfations to Man in this Station ; therefore Thro'Worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own b. This naturally leads the Poet to exprobrate the miferable Folly and Imp'iety of pretending to pry... | |
 | English poetry - 1744 - 198 pages
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 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 274 pages
...which refer?] The fcnfe is, we fee nothing of Man, but as he jlands at Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho'' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyftem into... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 pages
...which refer ?] The fenfe is, we fee nothing of Man, tut as be ftandi at 25 Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. Me, who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyftem... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 378 pages
...we but his ftation here, From which to reafon, or to which refer ? 20 Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyflem into... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 234 pages
...we but his ftntion here, From which to reafon, or to which refer ? 20 Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho" the God be known, 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' vafl immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one utiiverfe, Obferve how fyftem into... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1762 - 370 pages
...fee we but his Station here , From which to reafon , 01 to which refer ? Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known , 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He j who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyftem... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1763 - 150 pages
...opportunity, on this fubject, to exercife their virtue. 4 ESSAYONMA N. EP. I. Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known* 'Tis ours to trace him only in our own. He, who thro' vaft immenfity can pierce, See worlds on worlds compofe one univerfe, Obferve how fyftem into... | |
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