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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... angels , on the other the bodily qualifications of the brutes , 173. That to possess any of the sensitive faculties in a higher degree , would render him miserable , 179-206 . That throughout the whole visible world , an universal order ...
... angels , on the other the bodily qualifications of the brutes , 173. That to possess any of the sensitive faculties in a higher degree , would render him miserable , 179-206 . That throughout the whole visible world , an universal order ...
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... angel's wing , no seraph's fire ; But thinks , admitted to that equal sky , His faithful dog shall bear him company . IV . Go , wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense 100 105 110 Weigh thy opinion against providence : Call imperfection ...
... angel's wing , no seraph's fire ; But thinks , admitted to that equal sky , His faithful dog shall bear him company . IV . Go , wiser thou ! and in thy scale of sense 100 105 110 Weigh thy opinion against providence : Call imperfection ...
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... angels , angels would be gods . Aspiring to be Gods , if angels fell , Aspiring to be angels , men rebel ; And who but wishes to invert the laws Of order , sins against th ' eternal cause . 120 125 130 V. Ask for what end the heav'nly ...
... angels , angels would be gods . Aspiring to be Gods , if angels fell , Aspiring to be angels , men rebel ; And who but wishes to invert the laws Of order , sins against th ' eternal cause . 120 125 130 V. Ask for what end the heav'nly ...
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... angel , would be more ; Now looking downward , just as griev'd appears To want the strength of bulls , the fur of bears . Made for his use all creatures if he call , Say what their use , had he the powers of all ? Nature to these ...
... angel , would be more ; Now looking downward , just as griev'd appears To want the strength of bulls , the fur of bears . Made for his use all creatures if he call , Say what their use , had he the powers of all ? Nature to these ...
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... angel , man , Beast , bird , fish , insect ! what no eye can see , No glass can reach ! from infinite to thee , From thee to nothing . - On superior pow'rs Were we to press , inferior might on ours ; 230 235 240 Or in the full creation ...
... angel , man , Beast , bird , fish , insect ! what no eye can see , No glass can reach ! from infinite to thee , From thee to nothing . - On superior pow'rs Were we to press , inferior might on ours ; 230 235 240 Or in the full creation ...
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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