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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... fool ! Superior beings , when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all nature's law , Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape , And shew'd a NEWTON , as we shew an ape . Could he , who rules the rapid comet bind , Describe , or fix ...
... fool ! Superior beings , when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all nature's law , Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape , And shew'd a NEWTON , as we shew an ape . Could he , who rules the rapid comet bind , Describe , or fix ...
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... fools , at war about a name , Have full as oft no meaning , or the same . Self - love and reason to one end aspire , Pain their aversion , pleasure their desire : But greedy that , its object would devour , This , taste the honey , and ...
... fools , at war about a name , Have full as oft no meaning , or the same . Self - love and reason to one end aspire , Pain their aversion , pleasure their desire : But greedy that , its object would devour , This , taste the honey , and ...
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... fools ? Teach us to mourn our nature , not to mend , A sharp accuser , but a helpless friend ! Or from a judge , turn pleader , to persuade The choice we make , or justify it made : 150 155 Proud of an easy conquest all along , She but ...
... fools ? Teach us to mourn our nature , not to mend , A sharp accuser , but a helpless friend ! Or from a judge , turn pleader , to persuade The choice we make , or justify it made : 150 155 Proud of an easy conquest all along , She but ...
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... Fools ! Who from hence into the notion fall , That vice or virtue there is none at all . If white and black ... fool by fits is fair and wise , And e'en the best , by fits what they despise . ' Tis but by parts we follow good or ...
... Fools ! Who from hence into the notion fall , That vice or virtue there is none at all . If white and black ... fool by fits is fair and wise , And e'en the best , by fits what they despise . ' Tis but by parts we follow good or ...
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... 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 heaven . See the blind beggar dance , the cripple sing , The sot a hero , lunatic a king ; The starving chymist in ...
... 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 heaven . See the blind beggar dance , the cripple sing , The sot a hero , lunatic a king ; The starving chymist in ...
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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