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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... folly as it flies , And catch the manners living as they rise . Laugh where we must , be candid where we can , But vindicate the ways of God to man . 10 15 I. Say first , of God above , or man below , What can we reason , but from what ...
... folly as it flies , And catch the manners living as they rise . Laugh where we must , be candid where we can , But vindicate the ways of God to man . 10 15 I. Say first , of God above , or man below , What can we reason , but from what ...
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... folly and caprice ; That disappoints th ' effect of ev'ry vice : That happy frailties to all ranks appli'd , Shame to the virgin , to the matron pride , Fear to the statesman , rashness to the chief ; To kings presumption , and to ...
... folly and caprice ; That disappoints th ' effect of ev'ry vice : That happy frailties to all ranks appli'd , Shame to the virgin , to the matron pride , Fear to the statesman , rashness to the chief ; To kings presumption , and to ...
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... folly's cup still laughs the bubble , joy ; One prospect lost , another still we gain ; And not a vanity is giv'n in vain ; 290 E'en mean self - love becomes , by force divine , The scale to measure others ' wants by thine . See ! and ...
... folly's cup still laughs the bubble , joy ; One prospect lost , another still we gain ; And not a vanity is giv'n in vain ; 290 E'en mean self - love becomes , by force divine , The scale to measure others ' wants by thine . See ! and ...
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... folly of expecting that God should alter his gen- eral laws in favor of particulars , 121. That we are not judges who are good ; but that whoever they are , they must be happiest , 133 , & c . That external goods are not the proper ...
... folly of expecting that God should alter his gen- eral laws in favor of particulars , 121. That we are not judges who are good ; but that whoever they are , they must be happiest , 133 , & c . That external goods are not the proper ...
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... folly fights for kings , or dives for gain . The good man may be weak , be indolent ; Nor is his claim to plenty , but content . But grant him riches , your demand is o'er ? 155 ' No : shall the good want health , the good want power ...
... folly fights for kings , or dives for gain . The good man may be weak , be indolent ; Nor is his claim to plenty , but content . But grant him riches , your demand is o'er ? 155 ' No : shall the good want health , the good want power ...
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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