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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... blood . Oh blindness to the future ! kindly giv'n , That each may fill the circle mark'd by heav'n , 85 Who sees with equal eye , as God of all , A hero perish , or a sparrow fall , Atoms 6 ESSAY ON MAN . So man, who here seems ...
... blood . Oh blindness to the future ! kindly giv'n , That each may fill the circle mark'd by heav'n , 85 Who sees with equal eye , as God of all , A hero perish , or a sparrow fall , Atoms 6 ESSAY ON MAN . So man, who here seems ...
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... blood began , And turned on man a fiercer savage , man , 165 See him from nature rising slow to art ! To copy instinct then was reason's part ! 170 Thus then to man the voice of nature spake- " Go , from the creatures thy instructions ...
... blood began , And turned on man a fiercer savage , man , 165 See him from nature rising slow to art ! To copy instinct then was reason's part ! 170 Thus then to man the voice of nature spake- " Go , from the creatures thy instructions ...
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... more ; Altars grew marble then , and reek'd with gore : Then first the Flamen tasted living food ; 255 260 265 Next his grim idol smear'd with human blood ; With 32 ESSAY ON MAN . For nature knew no right divine in men: ...
... more ; Altars grew marble then , and reek'd with gore : Then first the Flamen tasted living food ; 255 260 265 Next his grim idol smear'd with human blood ; With 32 ESSAY ON MAN . For nature knew no right divine in men: ...
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... blood ; With heaven's own thunders shook the world below , And play'd the God an engine on his foe . 270 So drives self - love , through just and through unjust , To one man's power , ambition , lucre , lust : The same self - love , in ...
... blood ; With heaven's own thunders shook the world below , And play'd the God an engine on his foe . 270 So drives self - love , through just and through unjust , To one man's power , ambition , lucre , lust : The same self - love , in ...
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... blood of an illustrious race , In quiet flow from Lucrece to Lucrece ; But by your father's worth , if yours you rate , 210 Count me those only who are good and great . Go ! if your ancient , but ignoble blood , Has crept through ...
... blood of an illustrious race , In quiet flow from Lucrece to Lucrece ; But by your father's worth , if yours you rate , 210 Count me those only who are good and great . Go ! if your ancient , but ignoble blood , Has crept through ...
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