The Works of the English Poets, Том 24J. Nichols, 1779 - 228 страници |
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... chance , with- out any help or direction of the Gods , who are alto- gether unconcerned with human affairs , and regardless of our actions ; he must laugh in himself , and be fup- pofed to have formed this ridiculous idea of a Divine ...
... chance , with- out any help or direction of the Gods , who are alto- gether unconcerned with human affairs , and regardless of our actions ; he must laugh in himself , and be fup- pofed to have formed this ridiculous idea of a Divine ...
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... chance ; and the other that it exifted from eternity without a cause . It is true , as before mentioned , both these ac- knowledged the existence of Gods ; but , by their ab- furd and ridiculous defcription of them , it is plain they ...
... chance ; and the other that it exifted from eternity without a cause . It is true , as before mentioned , both these ac- knowledged the existence of Gods ; but , by their ab- furd and ridiculous defcription of them , it is plain they ...
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... Chance produc'd this wondrous frame ; Say , did you e'er reflect , Lucretian tribe , To matter what perfections you afcribe ? Can you to duft fuch veneration show ? An atom with fuch privilege endow , That from its nature's pure ...
... Chance produc'd this wondrous frame ; Say , did you e'er reflect , Lucretian tribe , To matter what perfections you afcribe ? Can you to duft fuch veneration show ? An atom with fuch privilege endow , That from its nature's pure ...
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... Chance alone could manage , fort , divide , And , beings to produce , your atoms guide ; If cafual concourfe did the world compose , And things from hits fortuitous arose ; Then any thing night come from any thing ; For how from chance ...
... Chance alone could manage , fort , divide , And , beings to produce , your atoms guide ; If cafual concourfe did the world compose , And things from hits fortuitous arose ; Then any thing night come from any thing ; For how from chance ...
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... Chance did things create , Or let it Nature be , or be it Fate ; Body alone , inert and brute , you'll find , The caufe of all things is by you affign'd . And , after all your fruitless toil , if you A Caufe diftinct from Matter will ...
... Chance did things create , Or let it Nature be , or be it Fate ; Body alone , inert and brute , you'll find , The caufe of all things is by you affign'd . And , after all your fruitless toil , if you A Caufe diftinct from Matter will ...
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æther affert againſt Anaxagoras aſk Atheiſts atoms caufe cauſe Chance chufe chyle conftant courſe defcend defign defign'd demonftration diſplay divine earth endued Epicurean Epicurus eternal exiftence exiſtence fame fate fchool feat fecret fenfe fhall fhould fide fince firſt fkies flood flow fnows folar fome force form'd fource fpacious fpirits fpring frame ftill ftores ftreams ftrong fuch fuperior fyftem glebe globe Heaven heavenly hills honour immenfe impulfive irreligion juft juſt labour laws lefs light Lucretians Lucretius mafs matter mind motion move muft muſt Nature Nature's ne'er neceffity o'er Obferve orbs paſs philofophers plain pleaſe pleaſure purfue purſue race reafon reft religion rife ſay ſcheme ſhow ſkies ſkill ſky ſpace ſphere ſpread ſtate ſtay ſtill taſk tell thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thouſand uſe vaft vapours various veins vigour Whence whofe wifdom wife winds wondrous