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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... Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot , 60 To draw nutrition , propagate , and rot ; Or meteor like , flame lawless through the void , Destroying others , by himself destroy'd . 65 Most strength the moving principle requires ; Active ...
... Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot , 60 To draw nutrition , propagate , and rot ; Or meteor like , flame lawless through the void , Destroying others , by himself destroy'd . 65 Most strength the moving principle requires ; Active ...
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... fix'd ; ' tis fix'd as in a frost , Contracted all , retiring to the breast ; But strength of mind is exercise , not rest : The rising tempest puts in act the soul , Parts it may ravage , but preserves the whole . On life's vast ocean ...
... fix'd ; ' tis fix'd as in a frost , Contracted all , retiring to the breast ; But strength of mind is exercise , not rest : The rising tempest puts in act the soul , Parts it may ravage , but preserves the whole . On life's vast ocean ...
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... fix'd , Strong grows the virtue with his nature mix'd , The dross cements what else were too refin'd , And in one int'rest body acts with mind . As fruits ungrateful to the planter's care , On savage stocks inserted , learn to bear ...
... fix'd , Strong grows the virtue with his nature mix'd , The dross cements what else were too refin'd , And in one int'rest body acts with mind . As fruits ungrateful to the planter's care , On savage stocks inserted , learn to bear ...
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... fix'd as fate . In vain thy reason finer webs shall draw , Entangle justice in her net of law , 190 And right , too rigid , harden into wrong ; Still for the strong too weak , the weak too strong . Yet go ! and thus o'er all the ...
... fix'd as fate . In vain thy reason finer webs shall draw , Entangle justice in her net of law , 190 And right , too rigid , harden into wrong ; Still for the strong too weak , the weak too strong . Yet go ! and thus o'er all the ...
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... fix'd the dreadful , there the blest abodes ; Fear made her devils , and weak hope her gods ; Gods partial , changeful , passionate , unjust , Whose attributes were rage , revenge , or lust : Such as the souls of cowards might conceive ...
... fix'd the dreadful , there the blest abodes ; Fear made her devils , and weak hope her gods ; Gods partial , changeful , passionate , unjust , Whose attributes were rage , revenge , or lust : Such as the souls of cowards might conceive ...
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act the soul ALEXANDER POPE alike angels assign'd beast began behold blessing blest blind bliss blood breath Cæsar Cataline chain cobbler creature crown'd death destroy'd diff'rence E'en earth ease EPISTLE equal eternal ev'ry faith fall fame father fear feel fix'd folly fool form'd gain giv'n gives glory God's gods gradation 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 nat❜ral 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