Thus men go wrong with an ingenious skill ; Bend the straight rule to their own crooked will ; And with a clear and shining lamp supplied, First put it out, then take it for a guide. Poems - الصفحة 48بواسطة William Cowper - 1803 - عدد الصفحات: 363عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| William Cowper - 1851 - عدد الصفحات: 624
...wind. Thus men go wrong with an ingenious skill; Bend the straight rule to their own crooked will; such loose the race. Faults in the life breed errors in the brain, And these reciprocally those again. The... | |
| William Cowper - 1851 - عدد الصفحات: 620
...wind. Thus men go wrong with an ingenious skill; Bend the straight rule to their own crooked will; And with a clear and shining lamp supplied, First...truth supported, one by lies; They sidle to the goal is ith awkward pace, Secure of nothing—but to loose the race. Faults in the life breed errors in... | |
| William Cowper - 1851 - عدد الصفحات: 624
...wind. Thus men go wrong with an ingenious skill; Bend the straight rule to their own erooked will; Aud with a clear and shining lamp supplied, First put it out, then take it for a guide. Halting on erutehes of unequal size, One leg by truth supported, one by lies; They sidle to the goal with awkward... | |
| William Chauncey Fowler - 1851 - عدد الصفحات: 1502
...attention first of all upon himself — that was inevitable. — DE QUINCEY. CS Note I. — a. Errors in the life breed errors in the brain, And these reciprocally those again. CS b. Some place the bliss in action, some in ease ; Those call it pleasure, and contentment these.... | |
| William Cowper - 1852 - عدد الصفحات: 466
...wind. Thus men go wrong with an ingenious skill ; Bend the straight rule to their own crooked will : And with a clear and shining lamp supplied, First...Faults in the life breed errors in the brain, And these reciprocal'y those again, The mind and conduct mutually imprint And stamp their image in each other's... | |
| 1852 - عدد الصفحات: 596
...obligations. " Thus men go wrong with an ingenious skill, Bend the straight rule to t heir own crooked will And, with a clear and shining lamp supplied, First...pace, Secure of nothing — but to lose the race." Those who deny human responsibility should be consistent, and deny also that man is rational : for... | |
| Catherine Sinclair - 1853 - عدد الصفحات: 388
...XVm. " Thus men go wrong with an ingenious skill, Bend the straight rule to their own crooked will ; And with a clear and shining lamp supplied, First put it out, then take it fur their guide." Cowr-ER WHEN Beatrice thought over all that had been revealed respect, ing Allan,... | |
| Evan Morgan (of Cardiff.) - 1853 - عدد الصفحات: 150
...mawr." " Thus men go wrong with an ingenious skill ; Bend the straight rule to their own crooked will ¿ And with a clear and shining lamp supplied, First...unequal size, One leg by truth supported, one by lies." Cyfrifid Mr. H. yn un o'r rhai uchel-galfinaidd, ond pa un ai uchel, goruehel, isel, neu ganolradd... | |
| William Cowper - 1853 - عدد الصفحات: 796
...every wind. 555 First put it out, then take it for a guide. Uniting on crutehes of unequal size, 560 One leg by truth supported, one by lies ; They sidle...goal with awkward pace, Secure of nothing — but to lcse the race. Faults in the life breed errours in the brain. And these reciprocally those again. 565... | |
| William Cowper - 1853 - عدد الصفحات: 800
...ingenious skill ; Bend the straight rule to their own crooked will ; And with a. clear and shining ',<unp supplied, First put it out, then take it for a guide. Halting on crutches of unequal size. 560 One leg by truth supported, one by lies ; Tliuy sidle to the goal with awkward pace, Secure of... | |
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