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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... fame , or pelf , Not one will change his neighbor with himself : The learn'd is happy , nature to explore ; The fool is happy that he knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty given ; 265 The poor contents him with the care of ...
... fame , or pelf , Not one will change his neighbor with himself : The learn'd is happy , nature to explore ; The fool is happy that he knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty given ; 265 The poor contents him with the care of ...
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... Fame , 237 . Superior talents , 259 , & c . With pictures of human infe- licity in men possessed of them all , 269 , & c . That virtue alone constitutes happiness , whose object is universal , and whose prospect eternal , 309. That the ...
... Fame , 237 . Superior talents , 259 , & c . With pictures of human infe- licity in men possessed of them all , 269 , & c . That virtue alone constitutes happiness , whose object is universal , and whose prospect eternal , 309. That the ...
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... Fame but from death a villain's name can save , As justice tears his body from the grave ; When what t ' oblivion better were resign'd , Is hung on high , to poison half mankind . All fame is foreign , but of true desert ; Plays round ...
... Fame but from death a villain's name can save , As justice tears his body from the grave ; When what t ' oblivion better were resign'd , Is hung on high , to poison half mankind . All fame is foreign , but of true desert ; Plays round ...
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... fame ! If all , united , thy ambition call , From ancient story learn to scorn them all . There , in the rich , the honor'd , fam'd , and great , See the false scale of happiness complete ! In hearts of kings , or arms of queens , who ...
... fame ! If all , united , thy ambition call , From ancient story learn to scorn them all . There , in the rich , the honor'd , fam'd , and great , See the false scale of happiness complete ! In hearts of kings , or arms of queens , who ...
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... fame E'er taught to shine , or sanctifi'd from shame ! What greater bliss attends their close of life ? Some greedy minion , or imperious wife , The trophi'd arches , stori'd halls invade , And haunt their slumbers in the pompous shade ...
... fame E'er taught to shine , or sanctifi'd from shame ! What greater bliss attends their close of life ? Some greedy minion , or imperious wife , The trophi'd arches , stori'd halls invade , And haunt their slumbers in the pompous shade ...
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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