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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... 'd to shed his blood . Oh blindness to the future ! kindly giv'n , That each may fill the circle mark'd by heav'n , Who sees with equal eye , as God of all , 85 A hero perish , or a sparrow fall , Atoms 6 ESSAY ON ΜΑΝ .
... 'd to shed his blood . Oh blindness to the future ! kindly giv'n , That each may fill the circle mark'd by heav'n , Who sees with equal eye , as God of all , 85 A hero perish , or a sparrow fall , Atoms 6 ESSAY ON ΜΑΝ .
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... blood began , And turned on man a fiercer savage , man , 155 160 165 See him from nature rising slow to art ! To copy instinct then was reason's part ! Thus then to man the voice of nature spake- " Go , from the creatures thy ...
... blood began , And turned on man a fiercer savage , man , 155 160 165 See him from nature rising slow to art ! To copy instinct then was reason's part ! Thus then to man the voice of nature spake- " Go , from the creatures thy ...
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... . Then sacred seem'd th ' ethereal vault no more ; Altars grew marble then , and reek'd with gore : Then first the Flamen tasted living food ; 260 265 Next his grim idol smear'd with human blood ; With 32 ESSAY ON MAN .
... . Then sacred seem'd th ' ethereal vault no more ; Altars grew marble then , and reek'd with gore : Then first the Flamen tasted living food ; 260 265 Next his grim idol smear'd with human blood ; With 32 ESSAY ON MAN .
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... blood ; With heaven's own thunders shook the world below , And play'd the God an engine on his foe . 270 275 280 So drives self - love , through just and through unjust , To one man's power , ambition , lucre , lust : The same self ...
... blood ; With heaven's own thunders shook the world below , And play'd the God an engine on his foe . 270 275 280 So drives self - love , through just and through unjust , To one man's power , ambition , lucre , lust : The same self ...
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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 , Count me those only who are good and great . Go ! if your ancient , but ignoble blood , Has crept through scoundrels ...
... blood of an illustrious race , In quiet flow from Lucrece to Lucrece ; But by your father's worth , if yours you rate , Count me those only who are good and great . Go ! if your ancient , but ignoble blood , Has crept through scoundrels ...
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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