 Trace Science, then, with Modesty thy guide ; First strip off all her equipage of Pride ; Deduct what is but Vanity or dress, Or Learning's luxury, or Idleness ; Or tricks to show the stretch of human brain, Mere curious pleasure, or ingenious pain ;...  The economy of the eyes - Page 407by William Kitchiner - 1825Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...from art to art; But when his own great work is but begun, What reason weaves, by passion is undone. Trace science then with modesty thy guide ; First...her equipage of pride ; Deduct w'hat is but vanity, or dress, Or learning's luxury, or idleness ; Or tricks to shew the stretch of human brain, Mere curious... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...art to art ; 40 But when his own great work is but begun, What Reason weaves by passion is undone. Trace Science then, with Modesty thy guide ; First...her equipage of pride ; Deduct what is but vanity or dress, 45 Or learning's luxury, or idleness : Or tricks to shew the stretch of human brain, Mere... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1804 - 620 pages
...eminent English PccU' is most contemptuously characterised. Is 'THIS AS IT SHOK1D BE ? ' . « All his equipage of pride — Deduct what is but vanity and...dress, Or learning's luxury, or idleness, Or, TRICKS TO SHOW THE STRETCH OF HUMAN BRAIN.' At these tricks we can only glance. We are inadequate to a complete... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 pages
...est; Tune homo, quum temere ingenio confidit, et audet Abdita naturae scrutari, arcanaque divum. 23. Trace science, then, with Modesty thy guide; First...her equipage of pride ; Deduct what is but vanity, or dress, Or learning's luxury, or idleness; Or tricks to shew the stretch of human brain, Mere curious... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...from art to art ; But when his own great work is bat began, What reason weaves by passion is undone. Trace science then, with modesty thy guide : First...her equipage of pride , Deduct what is but vanity or dress, Or learning's luxury, or idleness ; Or tricks to show the stretch of human brain, Mere curious... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...art to art ; linl \vhcn his own great «oik is but begun, \Vhal reason weaves, by passion is undone. Trace science then, with Modesty thy guide; First strip off all her equipage of pride; Deduct but what is vanity in dress, Or learning's luxury, or idleness; Or tricks to she«' (he stretch of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
....'•<} But when his own great work U but begun. What Reason weaves, by Passion Is undone. Trace Scjence then, with Modesty thy guide; First strip off all her equipage of Pride j Deduct what is but Vanity or dress, Or Learning's luxury, or Idleness ; Or trirks to show the stretch... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...art to art ; 40 But when his own great work is but begun, What reason weaves, by passion is undone. Trace science then, with modesty thy guide : First...her equipage of pride ; Deduct what is but vanity, or dress, 45 Or learning's luxury, or idleness ; Or tricks to shew the stretch of human brain, Mere... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...art to art: 40 But when his own great work is but begun, What reason weaves, by passion is undone. Trace science then, with modesty thy guide ; First strip off all her equipage of pride, Deduct but what is vanity, or dress, 45 Or learning's luxury, or idleness ; Or tricks to show the stretch... | |
 | Richard Warner - English literature - 1819 - 418 pages
...the pursuit of knowledge, are but too faithfully described in the harmonious lines of the poet : " Trace science then, with modesty thy guide; First strip off all her equipage of pride ; Deduct but what is vanity or dress ; Or learning's luxury, or idleness ; Or tricks to shew the stretch of... | |
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