 Nature to all things fix'd the limits fit, And wisely curb'd proud man's pretending wit. As on the land while here the ocean gains, In other parts it leaves wide sandy plains...  Poems on Several Occasions - Page 36by Christopher Smart - 1752 - 230 pagesFull view - About this book
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...dullness meet. Nature to all things fixed the limits fit, And wisely curbed proud man's pretending wit.3 As on the land while here the ocean gains, In other parts it leaves wide sandy plains; Thus in the soul while memory prevails, The solid power of understanding fails ; Where... | |
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