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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... learn'd or brave : Nor virtue , male or female , can we name , 185 190 But what will grow on pride , or grow on shame . Thus nature gives us ( let it check our pride ) The virtue nearest to our vice alli'd : Reason the bias turns to ...
... learn'd or brave : Nor virtue , male or female , can we name , 185 190 But what will grow on pride , or grow on shame . Thus nature gives us ( let it check our pride ) The virtue nearest to our vice alli'd : Reason the bias turns to ...
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... learn'd is happy , nature to explore ; The 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 ...
... learn'd is happy , nature to explore ; The 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 ...
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... 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 , Follower of God , or friend of human kind , Poet or patriot ...
... 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 , Follower of God , or friend of human kind , Poet or patriot ...
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... learn'd the way ? The learn'd are blind : This bids to serve , and that to shun mankind . Some place the bliss in action , some in ease , Those call it pleasure , and contentment these ; Some , sunk to beasts , find pleasure end in pain ...
... learn'd the way ? The learn'd are blind : This bids to serve , and that to shun mankind . Some place the bliss in action , some in ease , Those call it pleasure , and contentment these ; Some , sunk to beasts , find pleasure end in pain ...
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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