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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... bliss he gives not thee to know , But gives that hope to be thy blessing now . Hope springs eternal in the human breast ; Man never is , but always то BE blest ; The soul uneasy and confin'd from home , Rests , and expatiates , in a ...
... bliss he gives not thee to know , But gives that hope to be thy blessing now . Hope springs eternal in the human breast ; Man never is , but always то BE blest ; The soul uneasy and confin'd from home , Rests , and expatiates , in a ...
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... 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 eye ? For this plain ...
... 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 eye ? For this plain ...
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... bliss depends on what we blame . Know thy own point : This kind , this due degree Of blindness , weakness , Heaven bestows on thee . Submit in this , or any other sphere , 275 280 285 Secure to be as blest as thou canst bear ; Safe in ...
... bliss depends on what we blame . Know thy own point : This kind , this due degree Of blindness , weakness , Heaven bestows on thee . Submit in this , or any other sphere , 275 280 285 Secure to be as blest as thou canst bear ; Safe in ...
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... 'd Its only thinking thing , this turn of mind . IL Whether with reason , or with instinct blest , Know , all enjoy that pow'r which suits them best ; 70 75 80 To bliss alike by that direction tend , And find 26 ESSAY ON MAN .
... 'd Its only thinking thing , this turn of mind . IL Whether with reason , or with instinct blest , Know , all enjoy that pow'r which suits them best ; 70 75 80 To bliss alike by that direction tend , And find 26 ESSAY ON MAN .
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... bliss , and sets its proper bounds : But as he fram'd the whole , the whole to bless , 85 90 95 100 105 110 On mutual wants build mutual happiness ; So from the ESSAY ON MΑΝ . 27 To bliss alike by that direction tend, ...
... bliss , and sets its proper bounds : But as he fram'd the whole , the whole to bless , 85 90 95 100 105 110 On mutual wants build mutual happiness ; So from the ESSAY ON MΑΝ . 27 To bliss alike by that direction tend, ...
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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