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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... o'er all this scene of man , A mighty maze ! but not without a plan : A wild , where weeds and flow'rs promiscuous shoot , 5 Or garden , tempting with forbidden fruit . Together let us beat this ample field , Try what the open , what ...
... o'er all this scene of man , A mighty maze ! but not without a plan : A wild , where weeds and flow'rs promiscuous shoot , 5 Or garden , tempting with forbidden fruit . Together let us beat this ample field , Try what the open , what ...
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... o'er the plains ; When the dull ox , why now he breaks the clod , Now wears a garland , an Egyptian god ; Then shall man's pride and dulness comprehend His actions ' , passions ' , being's , use and end ; 65 Why doing , suffering ...
... o'er the plains ; When the dull ox , why now he breaks the clod , Now wears a garland , an Egyptian god ; Then shall man's pride and dulness comprehend His actions ' , passions ' , being's , use and end ; 65 Why doing , suffering ...
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... o'er , 195 To smart , and agonize at ev'ry pore ? Or quick effluvia darting through the brain , Die of a rose in aromatic pain ? 200 If nature thunder'd in his op'ning ears , And stunn'd him with the music of the spheres , How would he ...
... o'er , 195 To smart , and agonize at ev'ry pore ? Or quick effluvia darting through the brain , Die of a rose in aromatic pain ? 200 If nature thunder'd in his op'ning ears , And stunn'd him with the music of the spheres , How would he ...
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... o'er ! Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want of happiness by hope suppli'd , 285 And each vacuity of sense by pride : These build as fast as knowledge can destroy ; In folly's ...
... o'er ! Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want of happiness by hope suppli'd , 285 And each vacuity of sense by pride : These build as fast as knowledge can destroy ; In folly's ...
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... o'er . To each unthinking being , Heaven , a friend , Gives not the useless knowledge of its end : To man imparts it ; but with such a view As , while he dreads it , makes him hope it too : The hour conceal'd , and so remote the fear ...
... o'er . To each unthinking being , Heaven , a friend , Gives not the useless knowledge of its end : To man imparts it ; but with such a view As , while he dreads it , makes him hope it too : The hour conceal'd , and so remote the fear ...
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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