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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... laws Of order , sins against th ' eternal cause . 130 V. Ask for what end the heav'nly bodies shine ? Earth for whose use ? Pride answers , ' tis for mine : For me kind nature wakes her genial power , Suckles each herb , and spreads out ...
... laws Of order , sins against th ' eternal cause . 130 V. Ask for what end the heav'nly bodies shine ? Earth for whose use ? Pride answers , ' tis for mine : For me kind nature wakes her genial power , Suckles each herb , and spreads out ...
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... 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 , one movement of his mind ? Who saw its fires here rise , and there descend ...
... 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 , one movement of his mind ? Who saw its fires here rise , and there descend ...
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... law , 275 Pleas'd with a rattle , tickled with a straw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight , A little louder , but as empty quite ; 6 Scarfs , garters , gold , amuse his riper stage , And beads and prayer books are the ...
... law , 275 Pleas'd with a rattle , tickled with a straw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight , A little louder , but as empty quite ; 6 Scarfs , garters , gold , amuse his riper stage , And beads and prayer books are the ...
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... laws . " In all the madness of superfluous health , The train of pride , the impudence of wealth , Let this great truth be present night and day , But most be present , if we preach or pray . I. Look round our world ; behold the chain ...
... laws . " In all the madness of superfluous health , The train of pride , the impudence of wealth , Let this great truth be present night and day , But most be present , if we preach or pray . I. Look round our world ; behold the chain ...
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... laws preserve each state , Laws wise as nature , and as 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 ...
... laws preserve each state , Laws wise as nature , and as 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 ...
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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