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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... beast , each insect , happy in its own : 185 Is heav'n unkind to man , and man alone ? Shall he alone , whom rational we call , Be pleas'd with nothing , if not blest with all ? The bliss of man , ( could pride that blessing find ) Is ...
... beast , each insect , happy in its own : 185 Is heav'n unkind to man , and man alone ? Shall he alone , whom rational we call , Be pleas'd with nothing , if not blest with all ? The bliss of man , ( could pride that blessing find ) Is ...
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... 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 leave a void ...
... 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 leave a void ...
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... beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer , Born but to die , and reas'ning but to err ; Alike in ignorance , his reason such , Whether he thinks too little , or too much : Chaos of thought and passion , all confus'd ; Still by ...
... beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer , Born but to die , and reas'ning but to err ; Alike in ignorance , his reason such , Whether he thinks too little , or too much : Chaos of thought and passion , all confus'd ; Still by ...
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... beast an aid of man , and man of beast ; All serv'd , all serving : nothing stands alone ; The chain holds on , and where it ends , unknown . Has God , thou fool , work'd solely for thy good ? Thy joy , thy pastime , thy attire , thy ...
... beast an aid of man , and man of beast ; All serv'd , all serving : nothing stands alone ; The chain holds on , and where it ends , unknown . Has God , thou fool , work'd solely for thy good ? Thy joy , thy pastime , thy attire , thy ...
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... beasts his pastures , and to fish his floods ; For some his int'rest prompts him to provide , For more his pleasure , yet for more his pride : All feed on one vain patron , and enjoy Th ' extensive blessings of his luxury ; That very ...
... beasts his pastures , and to fish his floods ; For some his int'rest prompts him to provide , For more his pleasure , yet for more his pride : All feed on one vain patron , and enjoy Th ' extensive blessings of his luxury ; That very ...
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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