 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
 | Richard M. Martin - Philosophy - 1983 - 248 pages
..."Indeed." On Minds and Their Brains: Sir John Eccles "Nature to all things fix'd the limits fit, And wisely curb'd proud man's pretending wit. As on the land...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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