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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... ease : Thro ' life ' tis follow'd e'en at life's expense ; The merchant's toil , the sage's indolence , The monk's humility , the hero's pride , All , all alike , find reason on their side . Th ' eternal art , educing good from ill ...
... ease : Thro ' life ' tis follow'd e'en at life's expense ; The merchant's toil , the sage's indolence , The monk's humility , the hero's pride , All , all alike , find reason on their side . Th ' eternal art , educing good from ill ...
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... ease , content ! whate'er thy name ; That something still which prompts th ' eternal sigh , For which we bear to live , or dare to die , Which still so near us , yet beyond us lies , O'erlook'd , seen double , by the fool and wise ...
... ease , content ! whate'er thy name ; That something still which prompts th ' eternal sigh , For which we bear to live , or dare to die , Which still so near us , yet beyond us lies , O'erlook'd , seen double , by the fool and wise ...
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... ease , Those call it pleasure , and contentment these ; Some , sunk to beasts , find pleasure end in pain ; Some , swell'd to gods , confess e'en virtue vain ; Or indolent , to each extreme they fall , To trust in ev'ry thing , or doubt ...
... ease , Those call it pleasure , and contentment these ; Some , sunk to beasts , find pleasure end in pain ; Some , swell'd to gods , confess e'en virtue vain ; Or indolent , to each extreme they fall , To trust in ev'ry thing , or doubt ...
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... ease 115 When his lewd father gave the dire disease , Think we , like some weak prince , th ' Eternal Cause , Prone for his fav'rites to reverse his laws ? 120 IV . Shall burning Ætna , if a sage requires , Forget to thunder , and recal ...
... ease 115 When his lewd father gave the dire disease , Think we , like some weak prince , th ' Eternal Cause , Prone for his fav'rites to reverse his laws ? 120 IV . Shall burning Ætna , if a sage requires , Forget to thunder , and recal ...
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... ease : Think , and if still the things they envy call , Say , wouldst thou be the man to whom they fall ? To sigh for ribbands if thou art so silly , Mark how they grace Lord Umbra , or Sir Billy . Is yellow dirt the passion of thy life ...
... ease : Think , and if still the things they envy call , Say , wouldst thou be the man to whom they fall ? To sigh for ribbands if thou art so silly , Mark how they grace Lord Umbra , or Sir Billy . Is yellow dirt the passion of thy life ...
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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