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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... on with pain , A thousand movements scarce one purpose gain ; 45 50 In God's , one single can its end produce , 55 Yet serves to second too some other use . So man , who here seems principal alone , Perhaps ESSAY ON MAN 5.
... on with pain , A thousand movements scarce one purpose gain ; 45 50 In God's , one single can its end produce , 55 Yet serves to second too some other use . So man , who here seems principal alone , Perhaps ESSAY ON MAN 5.
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... 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 confess , one comfort still must rise ; ' Tis this , though MAN'S A FOOL , yet GOD ...
... 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 confess , one comfort still must rise ; ' Tis this , though MAN'S A FOOL , yet GOD ...
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... gain , Which heavier reason labors at in vain . This too serves always , reason never long ; One must go right , the other may go wrong . See then the acting and comparing pow'rs , One in their nature , which are two in ours ! And ...
... gain , Which heavier reason labors at in vain . This too serves always , reason never long ; One must go right , the other may go wrong . See then the acting and comparing pow'rs , One in their nature , which are two in ours ! And ...
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... gain . Forc'd into virtue thus by self - defence , E'en kings learn'd justice and benevolence : Self - love forsook the path it first pursu'd , And found the private in the public good . " Twas then the studious head or gen'rous mind ...
... gain . Forc'd into virtue thus by self - defence , E'en kings learn'd justice and benevolence : Self - love forsook the path it first pursu'd , And found the private in the public good . " Twas then the studious head or gen'rous mind ...
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... gain ; But these less taste them , as they worse obtain . Say , in pursuit of profit or delight , 85 Who risk the most , that take wrong means , or right ? Of vice or virtue , whether blest or curst , Which meets contempt , or which ...
... gain ; But these less taste them , as they worse obtain . Say , in pursuit of profit or delight , 85 Who risk the most , that take wrong means , or right ? Of vice or virtue , whether blest or curst , Which meets contempt , or which ...
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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