An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles to Henry St. John, Lord BolingbrokeDorr, Howland; Charles A. Mirick, printer, 1839 - 48 Seiten |
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... learning's luxury , or idleness ; Or tricks to shew the strength of human brain , Mere curious pleasure or ingenious pain ; Expunge the whole , or lop th ' excresent parts Of all our vices have created arts ; Then see how little the ...
... learning's luxury , or idleness ; Or tricks to shew the strength of human brain , Mere curious pleasure or ingenious pain ; Expunge the whole , or lop th ' excresent parts Of all our vices have created arts ; Then see how little the ...
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... learn to bear , The surest virtues thus from passions shoot , Wild nature's vigor working at their root . What crops of wit and honesty appear , From spleen , from obstinacy , hate , or fear ! See anger , zeal , and fortitude supply ; E ...
... learn to bear , The surest virtues thus from passions shoot , Wild nature's vigor working at their root . What crops of wit and honesty appear , From spleen , from obstinacy , hate , or fear ! See anger , zeal , and fortitude supply ; E ...
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... learn , in its decline , Those joys , those loves , those int'rests to resign : Taught , half by reason , half by mere decay , To welcome death , and calmly pass away . 260 Whate'er the passion , knowledge , fame , or pelf , Not one ...
... learn , in its decline , Those joys , those loves , those int'rests to resign : Taught , half by reason , half by mere decay , To welcome death , and calmly pass away . 260 Whate'er the passion , knowledge , fame , or pelf , Not one ...
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... Learn from the birds what food the thickets yield ; 170 Learn from the beasts the physic of the field ; ESSAY ON MAN . 29.
... Learn from the birds what food the thickets yield ; 170 Learn from the beasts the physic of the field ; ESSAY ON MAN . 29.
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In Four Epistles to Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke Alexander Pope. Learn from the beasts the physic of the field ; Thy arts of building from the bee receive ; Learn of the mole to plough , the worm to weave : Learn of the little ...
In Four Epistles to Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke Alexander Pope. Learn from the beasts the physic of the field ; Thy arts of building from the bee receive ; Learn of the mole to plough , the worm to weave : Learn of the little ...
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act the soul ALEXANDER POPE alike angels assign'd beast began behold blessing blest blind bliss blood breath Cataline chain cobbler creature crown'd death destroy'd diff'rent E'en earth ease EPISTLE equal eternal ev'ry faith fall fame father fear feel fix'd flow'ry folly fool form'd gain giv'n gives glory God's gods gradation grows happiness heaven HENRY ST hero hope human hurl'd imperfect indolent instinct kings Learn learn'd lives lord man's mankind mind mix'd monarch mortal mourn nature nature's nature's law never o'er pain passion peace perfect plac'd Pleas'd pleasure pow'rs pride principle proud reas'ning rest rill rise self-love and social sense sev'ral shade sire skies slaves sphere taught tempest thee thine things thinks thou Thro thy reason toil true tyrant unknown vice or virtue virtue's weak Whate'er whole wise