 Let subtle schoolmen teach these friends to fight, More studious to divide than to unite, And grace and virtue, sense and reason split, With all the rash dexterity of wit: Wits, just like fools, at war about a name, Have full as oft no meaning, or the...  Essay on man, and The universal prayer - Page 14by Alexander Pope - 1860 - 47 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1733 - 26 pages
...'Reafon fplitj • With all the raili Dexterity of Wit; : . i..fl LÍ i Wits, » »* ». ' Wits, juft like Fools, at War about a Name, Have full as oft, no Meaning, or the fame. Self-Love and Reafon to one End afpire, : Pain their Averfion, Pieafure .their Delire; But greedy... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...habit and experience gains ; Each strengthens reason, and self-love restrains. So Let subtle schoolmen teach these friends to fight, More studious to divide...grace and virtue, sense and reason split, With all the fash dexterity of wit. Wits, just like fools, at war about a name, 85 Have full as oft' no meaning,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 pages
...unite; And Grace and Virtue, Senfe and Reafon fplit. With all the ralh dexterity of wit. Wits, juft like fools, at war about a name, Have full as oft no meaning, or the fame. Self-love and Reafon to one end afpire, Pain their averfion, Pleafure their defire ; But greedy... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...unite ; Am! Grace and Virtue, Scnfv and Reafon fplit, With all the ralh dexterity of wit. Wits, juft like Fools, at war about a name, Have full as oft no meaning, or the fame. •elf-love and Reafon to one end afpirc f; 'ain their avcrlion, Pleafure their defire; Jut greedy... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...unite; And grace and virtue, fenfe and reafon fplit, With all the rafh dexterity of wit. V', i: ci ¡ like fools, at war about a name, Have full as oft no meaning, or the fame. Self-love and realem to one end afpire, Pain their averfion, pleafure their deCre ; But greedy... | |
 | Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1795 - 608 pages
...unite; And Grace and Virtue, Senfe and Reafon fplit, With all the rafh dexterity of wit. Wits, juft like Fools, at war about a name, Have full as oft no meaning, or the fame. Self-love and Reafon to one end afpire, Pain their averfion, Pleafure their defire; But greedy... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...unite ; And Grace and Virtue, Senfe and Reafon fplit, With all the ram dexterity of wit. Wits, juft like Fools, at war about a name, Have full as oft no meaning, or the fame. Self-love and Reafon to one 'end afpire j Pain their avcrfion, Plcafure their nefire ; But greedy... | |
 | 1796 - 246 pages
...unite; And Grace and Virtue, Senfe and Reafon fplit, With all the rafh dexterity of wit. Wits juft like fools, at war about a name, . ; Have full as oft no meaning, or the fame. Self-love and Reafon to one end afpire, j Pain their averfrou. pleafure their defire; ; But greedy... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...habit and experience gains ; Each strengthens reason, and self-love restrains. 80 Let subtle schoolmen teach these friends to fight, More studious to divide...of wit. Wits, just like fools, at war about a name, 85 Have full as oft' no meaning, or the same. Self-love and reason to one end aspire, Pain their aversion,... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...subtle school-men teach their friends to light, ,More studious to divide than to unite; And Grace arid Virtue, Sense and Reason split, With all the rash...a name, Have full as oft no meaning, or the same. Self-Jove and Reason to one end aspire, Pain their aversion, Pleasure their desire ; But greedy That,... | |
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