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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... blest to - day is as completely so , 75 As who 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 ...
... blest to - day is as completely so , 75 As who 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 ...
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... blest ; The soul uneasy and confin'd from home , Rests , and expatiates , in a life to come . 90 95- Lo ! the poor Indian , whose untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds , or hears him in the wind ; His soul , proud science never taught to ...
... blest ; The soul uneasy and confin'd from home , Rests , and expatiates , in a life to come . 90 95- Lo ! the poor Indian , whose untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds , or hears him in the wind ; His soul , proud science never taught to ...
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... blest abodes , Men would be 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 ...
... blest abodes , Men would be 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 ...
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... 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 . Why has not man a microscopic ...
... 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 . Why has not man a microscopic ...
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... blest as thou canst bear ; Safe in the hand of one disposing power , Or in the natal , or the mortal hour . All nature is but art unknown to thee ; All chance , direction , which thou canst not see ; 290 All discord , harmony , not ...
... blest as thou canst bear ; Safe in the hand of one disposing power , Or in the natal , or the mortal hour . All nature is but art unknown to thee ; All chance , direction , which thou canst not see ; 290 All discord , harmony , not ...
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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