 OF all the causes which conspire to blind Man's erring judgment, and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias rules, Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools. Whatever nature has in worth denied, She gives in large recruits of needful...  The Works of Alexander Pope - Page 44by Alexander Pope - 1871 - 10 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Newbery - 1762 - 292 pages
...ftrongeft by afs rules, Is PRIDE, the never failing vice of fools-. Whatever nature has in worth deny'd, She gives in large recruits of needful pride : For as 'in bodies, thus in fouls, we find What wants in blood and fpirits, fwell'd with wind'; Pride, where wit fails, fteps in... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 pages
...thefe the firft ," Is Pride, the never-failing vice of fools. " Whatever Nature has in worth dcny'd, " She gives in large recruits of needful Pride ; " For as in bodies, thus in fouls, we find " What wants in blood and fpirits, fwell'd with " wind : ** Pride, whereWit fails, fteps... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...never-failing vice of fools. Whatever Nature has in worth deny'd, 205 She gives in large recruits of needless pride ; For as in bodies, thus in souls, we find What wants in blood and spirits, swell'd with wind: Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 400 pages
...ftrongeft bias rules, Is PRIDE, the never-failing vice of fools. Whatever Nature has in worth deny'd, z05 She gives in large recruits of needful Pride ! For as in bodies, thus in fouls, we find What wants in blood and fpirits, fwell'd with wind : Pride, where Wit fails, fteps in... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 pages
...strongest bias rules, Is pride, the never-failing voice of fools. Whatever nature has in worth denied, She gives in large recruits of needful pride; For...defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense. If once right reason drives that, cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with resistless day. Trust not yourself;... | |
 | John Adams - 1789 - 376 pages
...ftrongefl bias rules, Is Pride, the never-failing vice of fools. Whatever nature has in worth deny'd, She gives in large recruits of needful pride. For as in bodies, thus in fouls, we find What wants in blood and fpirits, fwell'd with wind.. Pride, where wit fails, fteps in... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...ftrongeft bias rules, Is Pride, the never-failing vice of fools. "Whatever Nature has in worth denied, blifs that fills your lilkcn fail : On plenfurc's glitt'ring ftrcam ye fouls we find [wind : What wants in blood and fpirits, fwcll'd with Pride, where Wit fails, fteps in... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 264 pages
...ftrongett bias rules, Is pride, the never-failing vice of tools. Whatever Nature has in worth deny'd, 105 She gives in large recruits of needful pride : •• For as in bodies thus in fouls we find, What wants in blood and fpirits fwell'd with wind : Pride, where wit fails, fteps in... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...ftrongeft bias rules, Is Pride, the never-failing vice of fools. Whatever Nature has in worth denied, Slic gives in large recruits of needful Pride; For as in bodies, thus in fouls we find [wind: What wants in blood and fpirits, fwell'd with Pride, where Wit fails, fteps in... | |
 | 1803 - 228 pages
...strongest bias rules, Is pride, the never failing vice of foois. . Whatever nature has in worth denied, She gives in large recruits of needful pride '. For...in souls we find, What wants in blood and spirits, svvall'd with wind ; Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void... | |
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