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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... half reas'ning elephant , with thine ! Twixt that , and reason , what a nice barrier ! Forever sep'rate , yet forever near ! Remembrance and reflection , how ally'd ; What thin partitions sense from thought divide ! And middle natures ...
... half reas'ning elephant , with thine ! Twixt that , and reason , what a nice barrier ! Forever sep'rate , yet forever near ! Remembrance and reflection , how ally'd ; What thin partitions sense from thought divide ! And middle natures ...
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... half to rise , and half to fall ; Great lord of all things , yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth , in endless error hurl'd ; The glory , jest , and riddle of the world ! 10 20 Go , wondrous creature ! mount where science guides , Go ...
... half to rise , and half to fall ; Great lord of all things , yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth , in endless error hurl'd ; The glory , jest , and riddle of the world ! 10 20 Go , wondrous creature ! mount where science guides , Go ...
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... half by reason , half by mere decay , To welcome death , and calmly pass away . 260 Whate'er the passion , knowledge , fame , or pelf , Not one will change his neighbor with himself : The learn'd is happy , nature to explore ; The fool ...
... half by reason , half by mere decay , To welcome death , and calmly pass away . 260 Whate'er the passion , knowledge , fame , or pelf , Not one will change his neighbor with himself : The learn'd is happy , nature to explore ; The fool ...
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... half that live the butcher and the tomb ; — Who , foe to nature , hears the genʼral groan , Murders their species , and betrays his own . But just disease to luxury succeeds , And every death its own avenger breeds ; The fury - passions ...
... half that live the butcher and the tomb ; — Who , foe to nature , hears the genʼral groan , Murders their species , and betrays his own . But just disease to luxury succeeds , And every death its own avenger breeds ; The fury - passions ...
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... half the pain . Order is heaven's first law ; and this confes't , Some are , and must be , greater than the rest , 50 More rich , more wise ; but who infers from hence That such are happier , shocks all common sense . Heaven to mankind ...
... half the pain . Order is heaven's first law ; and this confes't , Some are , and must be , greater than the rest , 50 More rich , more wise ; but who infers from hence That such are happier , shocks all common sense . Heaven to mankind ...
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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