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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... Pleas'd to the last , he crops the flow'ry food , And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood . Oh blindness to the future ! kindly giv'n , That each may fill the circle mark'd by heav'n , Who sees with equal eye , as God of all ...
... Pleas'd to the last , he crops the flow'ry food , And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood . Oh blindness to the future ! kindly giv'n , That each may fill the circle mark'd by heav'n , Who sees with equal eye , as God of all ...
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... pleas'd with nothing , if not blest with all ? The bliss of man , ( could pride that blessing find ) Is , not to act , or think , BEYOND mankind ; No pow'rs of body or of soul to share , 190 But what his nature and his state can bear ...
... pleas'd with nothing , if not blest with all ? The bliss of man , ( could pride that blessing find ) Is , not to act , or think , BEYOND mankind ; No pow'rs of body or of soul to share , 190 But what his nature and his state can bear ...
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... Pleas'd with a rattle , tickled with a straw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight , A little louder , but as empty quite ; 275 Scarfs , garters , gold , amuse his riper stage , And beads and prayer books are the toys of age ...
... Pleas'd with a rattle , tickled with a straw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight , A little louder , but as empty quite ; 275 Scarfs , garters , gold , amuse his riper stage , And beads and prayer books are the toys of age ...
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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