 And proved his predecessors fools, And bound all nature by his rules ; So fares he in that dreadful hour, When injured Truth exerts her power, Some new phenomenon to raise ; Which, bursting on his frighted gaze, From its proud summit to the ground -Proves...  People from the Other World - Page 79by Henry Steel Olcott - 1875 - 492 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Beattie - English poetry - 1760 - 222 pages
...laft on fome foundation-dream •-• Has rear'd aloft his goodly fcheme; Has prov'd his predeceflbrs fools, And bound all nature by his rules; So fares he in that dreadful hour, When Truth exerts her facred power, t Some new phenomenon to raife, Which, burfting on his frighted gaze,... | |
 | James Beattie - 1797 - 150 pages
...age, At last on some foundation-dream Has rear'd aloft his goodly scheme, And proved his predecessors fools, And bound all nature by his rules ; So fares...Some new phenomenon to raise ; Which, bursting on his frighted gaze, From its proud summit to the ground -Proves the whole edifice unsound. " Children,"... | |
 | James Beattie - Wood-engraving - 1802 - 152 pages
...age, At last on some foundation-dream Has rear'd aloft his goodly scheme, And proved his predecessors fools, And bound all nature by his rules ; So fares...Some new phenomenon to raise ; Which, bursting on his frighted gaze, From its proud summit to the ground Proves the whole edifice unsound. " Children," thus... | |
 | James Beattie - 1803 - 190 pages
...At last, on some foundation-dream, Has reared aloft his goodly scheme, And proved his predecessors fools, And bound all nature by his rules ; So fares...Some new phenomenon to raise ; Which, bursting on his frighted gaze, From its proud summit to the ground, Proves the whole edifice unsound. " Children,"... | |
 | James Beattie - Authors, Scottish - 1805 - 178 pages
...At last, on some foundation-dream, Has reared aloft his goodly scheme, And proved his predecessors fools, And bound all nature by his rules ; So fares...Some new phenomenon to raise ; Which, bursting on his frighted gaze, From its proud summit to the ground, Proves the whole edifice unsound. " Children,"... | |
 | James Beattie, Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1805 - 190 pages
...age, At last on some foundation-dream Has rear'd aloft his goodly scheme, And prov'd his predecessors fools, And bound all Nature by his rules ; So fares he in that dreadful hour, When injur'd Truth exerts her power, Some new phenomenon to raise : Which, bursting on his frighted gaze,... | |
 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - English literature - 1809 - 414 pages
...predecessors fools, And bctand all Nature by his rules ; So farei he in that dreadful hour, When injur'd Truth exerts her power, Some new phenomenon to raise : Which, bursting on his frighted gaze, From its proud summit to the ground Proves the whole «difice.unsound. . " Children,"... | |
 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - English literature - 1809 - 408 pages
...predecessors fools, And bound all Mature by his rules ; So farei he in that dreadful hour, When injur'd Truth exerts her power, Some new phenomenon to raise : Which, bursting on his frighted gaze, From its proud summit to the ground Provei the whole edifice unsonnd. " Children," thus... | |
 | James Beattie, Alexander Chalmers - Poets, Scottish - 1811 - 308 pages
...age, At last on some foundation-dream Has rear'd aloft his goodly scheme, And prov'd his predecessors fools, And bound all nature by his rules ; So fares he in that dreadful hour, When injur'd Truth exerts her power. Some new phenomenon to raise, Which, bursting on his frighted gaze,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 560 pages
...age, At last on some foundation-dream Has rear'd aloft his goodly scheme, And prov'd his predecessors fools, And bound all nature by his rules , So fares he in that dreadful hour, When injur'd Truth exerts her power, Some new phenomenon to raise ; Which, bursting on his frighted gaze,... | |
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