When Reason doubtful, like the Samian letter, Points him two ways, the narrower is the better. Plac'd at the door of Learning, youth to guide, We never suffer it to stand too wide. The Dunciad - الصفحة 230بواسطة Alexander Pope - 1751عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| Charles Knight - 1859 - عدد الصفحات: 536
...Since man from beast by words is kuown, Words are man's province, words we teach alono. When Reason doubtful, like the Samian letter, Points him two ways,...at the door of Learning, youth to guide, We never suffer it to stand too wide. To ask, to guess, to know, as they commence, As fancy opens the quick... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1859 - عدد الصفحات: 384
...known, Words are man's province, words we teach alone. When reason doubtful, like the Samian letter,"1 Points him two ways, the narrower is the better. Plac'd at the door of learning, youth to guide, REMARKS. i8l — tfie Samian letter] The letter Y, used by Pythagoras as an emblem of the different... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1860 - عدد الصفحات: 542
...Since man from beast by words is known, Words are man's province, words we teach alone. When reason, doubtful, like the Samian letter,* Points him two...at the door of learning, youth to guide, We never suffer it to stand too wide. * The letter Y, used by Pythagoras as an emblem of the different road»... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1863 - عدد الصفحات: 388
...known, Words are man's province, words we teach alone. When reason doubtful, like the Samian letter,161 Points him two ways, the narrower is the better. Plac'd at the door of learning, youth to guide, 161 — fa Samian letter] The letter Y, used by Pythagoras as nn emblem of the different roads of virtue... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1867 - عدد الصفحات: 626
...man from beast by words is known, 149 Words are man's province ; words we teach alone. When Reason doubtful, like the Samian letter,} Points him two ways, the narrower is the better : Placed at the door of tiearniug, youth to guide, We never suffer it to stand too wide. To ask, to... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1869 - عدد الصفحات: 570
...known, Words are Man's province, Words we teach alone. When Reason doubtful, like the Samian letter1, Points him two ways, the narrower is the better. Plac'd at the door2 of Learning, youth to guide, We never suffer it to stand too wide3. To ask, to guess, to know,... | |
| Henry Barnard - 1872 - عدد الصفحات: 984
...province, words we teach alone. When reason doubtful, like the Samian letter, Points him two ways (Y), the narrower is the better Plac'd at the door of learning, youth to guide, We never sufler it to stand too wide. To ask, to guess, to know, as they commence, As umcy opens the quick springs... | |
| John Murdoch - 1873 - عدد الصفحات: 122
...Since man from beasts by words is known, Words are man's province ; words we teach alone, When reason doubtful, like the Samian letter Points him two ways ; the narrower is the better. Placed at the door of learning youth to guide, We never suffer it to stand too wide, To ask, to guess,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1873 - عدد الصفحات: 590
...are Man's province, Words we teach alone. 150 ••When Reason doubtful, like the Samian letter1, Points him two ways, the narrower is the better. Plac'd at the doora of Learning, youth to guide, :We never suffer it to stand too wide*. To ask, to guess, to knpw,... | |
| THOMAS ARNOLD - 1876 - عدد الصفحات: 312
...Since man from beast by words is known, Words are man's province, words we teach alone. 150 When reason doubtful, like the Samian letter, Points him two ways, the narrower is the better. Placed at the door of learning, youth to guide, We never suffer it to stand too wide. To ask, to guess,... | |
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