 Thus, anxious thoughts in endless circles roll, Without a centre where to fix the soul: In this wild maze their vain endeavours end: How can the less the greater comprehend ? Or finite reason reach infinity ? For what could fathom God were more than he.  The Works of John Dryden: Poetical works - Page 39by John Dryden - 1885Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pages
...virtue toil, A thorny, or at least a harren soil : In pleasure some their glutton souls would stee-, But found their line too short, the well too deep: And leaky vessels which no Miss could keep. Thus anxious thoughts in endless circles roll, Without a centre where to fix the soul... | |
 | 1801 - 416 pages
...enchanted ground. One thought content the good to be enjoy'd ; This ev'ry little accident destroy'd; 30 The wiser madmen did for virtue toil, A thorny, or...some their glutton souls would steep, ) But found the line too short, the well too deep, '-. And leaky vessels which no Uiis would keep. ) Thus anxious... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...enchanted ground. One thought content the good to be enjoy'd ; This every little accident destroy'd: The wiser madmen did for virtue toil, A thorny, or...some their glutton souls would steep, ) But found (heir line too short, the well too deep ; And leaky vessels which no bliss could keep. ) Thus anxious... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...enchanted ground. One thought cnutent the good to be enjoy'd ; This every little accident destroy'd : The wiser madmen did for virtue toil, A thorny, or...deep ; And leaky vessels which no bliss could keep. Thus anxious thoughts in endless circles roll, Without a centre where to fix the soul: In this wild... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 472 pages
...enchanted ground. * One thought content the good to be enjoyed ; This every little accident destroyed : The wiser madmen did for virtue toil, A thorny, or,...short, the well too deep, And leaky vessels which no blisfr could keep. Thus anxious thoughts in endless circles roll, Without a centre where to fix the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 480 pages
...enchanted ground. * One thought content the good to be enjoyed; This every little accident destroyed: The wiser madmen did for virtue toil, A thorny, or,...But found their line too short, the well too deep, J And leaky vessels which no bliss could keep. Thus anxious thoughts in endless circles roll, Without... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 474 pages
...enchanted ground. * One thought content the good to be enjoyed ; This every little accident destroyed : The wiser madmen did for virtue toil, A thorny, or,...: In pleasure some their glutton souls would steep ; V But found their line too short, the well too deep, > And leaky vessels which no bliss could keep.... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...enchanted ground. One thought content the pxxl to be enjoy 'd : This every little accident destroy'd : 1 뎀 : Inpleasiircsomethcirgliittousonlswouldstcep:-j But found their line too short, the well toodeep;... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...enjoy'd : This every little accident destroyed : The wiser madmen did for virtue toil ; A thorny, ar at best a barren soil : In pleasure some their glutton souls would steep: [deep; But found their line too short, the well too And leaky vessels which no bliss could keep. Kt.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...accident dertroy'd : The wiser madmen did for virtue toil : A thomy, or at best a barren soil : lu pleasure some their glutton souls would steep; But found their line too short, the well too'deep ; And leaky vessels which no bliss could keep. Thus anxious thoughts hi endless circles rol),... | |
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