...that ' cursed pride ' is not at the bottom. Too much noise to get rid of this contemptible honor, ' resembles ocean into tempest wrought, to waft a feather or to drown a fly.' A wise man would not kill a gnat, by a blow that might fracture his leg. " What shall I do ? My official...

...Jehovah accustomed thus to pour honour upon a creature, sent on an errand no more grand than this ? " Is ocean into tempest wrought, To waft a feather, or to drown a fly ?" No man can have a very deep sense of sin, and not feel his need of having doue for him more than...

...effectual remedies. The poet tells me, that — :' A soul immortal Thrown into tumult, raptured or alarm'd. At aught this scene can threaten or indulge, Resembles...tempest wrought, To waft a feather, or to drown a fly." Nor can the calmest reason account this figure extravagant, in representing the disproportion between...

...all her fires, Wasting her strength in strenuous idleness, Thrown into tumult, raptured, or alarmed At aught this scene can threaten or indulge, Resembles...tempest wrought, To waft a feather or to drown a fly." Equally important is the inquiry, What will be the results of my existence ? It is evident that there...

...all her fires, Wasting her strength in strenuous idleness, Thrown into tumult, raptured or alarm'd At aught this scene can threaten or indulge, Resembles...incrusted by the world! O how self-fetter'd was my grov'ling soul! How, like a worm, was I wrapt round and round In silken thought, which reptile Fancy...

...all her fires, Wasting her strength in strenuous idleness, Thrown into tumult, raptur'd or alarm'd At aught this scene can threaten or indulge, Resembles...tempest wrought, To waft a feather or to drown a fly." O how contemptible are all the pursuits of earth when put in competition with the pursuit of an infinite...

...a few young women thought fit to manifest in this way their benevolence towards a despised race, " Resembles ocean into tempest wrought To waft a feather, or to drown a fly." Offences against manners are wisely left to the scourge of public opinion, which proves itself, in...

...while it reflected in its own tranquil depths, tbp grandear of a supernal sphere, was not easily " into tempest wrought " To waft a feather, or to. drown a fly." Bat where do we find the evidence of greater and more persevering efforts, and efforts directed to...

...all her fires, Wasting her strength in strenuous idleness, Thrown into tumult, raptured or alarm'd, At aught this scene can threaten or indulge, Resembles...fly. Where falls this censure ? It o'erwhelms myself i How was my heart incmsted with the world ! Oh, how self-fetter'd was my grovelling soul ! How, like...

...all her fires, Wasting her strength in strenuous idleness, Thrown into tumult, raptured or alarm'd, At aught this scene can threaten or indulge, Resembles...feather or to drown a fly. Where falls this censure ? It o'erwhelrns myself: How was my heart incrusted with the world ! Oh, how self-fetter'd was my grovelling...