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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... began a thousand years ago . III . Heav'n from all creatures hides the book of fate , All but the page prescrib'd , their present state : From brutes what men , from men what spirits know , Or who could suffer being here below ? 50 The ...
... began a thousand years ago . III . Heav'n from all creatures hides the book of fate , All but the page prescrib'd , their present state : From brutes what men , from men what spirits know , Or who could suffer being here below ? 50 The ...
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... not by partial , but by gen'ral laws ; Th ' exceptions few ; some change since all began : And what created perfect ? " - Why then man ? If the great end be human happiness , 145 Then nature deviates ; and can man do less ? 8 ESSAY ON MΑΝ .
... not by partial , but by gen'ral laws ; Th ' exceptions few ; some change since all began : And what created perfect ? " - Why then man ? If the great end be human happiness , 145 Then nature deviates ; and can man do less ? 8 ESSAY ON MΑΝ .
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... began , Is kept in nature , and is kept in man . 175 VI . What would this man ? Now upward will he soar , And little less than angel , would be more ; Now looking downward , just as griev'd appears To want the strength of bulls , the ...
... began , Is kept in nature , and is kept in man . 175 VI . What would this man ? Now upward will he soar , And little less than angel , would be more ; Now looking downward , just as griev'd appears To want the strength of bulls , the ...
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... began , Natures etherial , human , 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 ...
... began , Natures etherial , human , 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 ...
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... another rose , These , nat'ral love maintain'd , habitual those : The last , scarce ripen'd into perfect man , 140 So helpless him from whom their life began ; Mem'ry and forecast just returns engage , That pointed back 28 ESSAY ON MAN .
... another rose , These , nat'ral love maintain'd , habitual those : The last , scarce ripen'd into perfect man , 140 So helpless him from whom their life began ; Mem'ry and forecast just returns engage , That pointed back 28 ESSAY ON MAN .
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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