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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... plac'd him wrong ? Respecting man , whatever wrong we call , May , must be right , as relative to all . In human works , though labor'd on with pain , A thousand movements scarce one purpose gain ; 45 50 In God's , one single can its ...
... plac'd him wrong ? Respecting man , whatever wrong we call , May , must be right , as relative to all . In human works , though labor'd on with pain , A thousand movements scarce one purpose gain ; 45 50 In God's , one single can its ...
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... Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state , A being darkly wise , and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side , With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride , He hangs between ; in doubt to act or rest , In doubt to ...
... Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state , A being darkly wise , and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side , With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride , He hangs between ; in doubt to act or rest , In doubt to ...
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... plac'd the sway in one . 205 210 ' Twas VIRTUE ONLY , ( or in arts or arms , Diffusing blessings , or averting harms , ) The same which in a sire the sons obey'd , A prince the father of a people made . VI . ' Till then , by nature ...
... plac'd the sway in one . 205 210 ' Twas VIRTUE ONLY , ( or in arts or arms , Diffusing blessings , or averting harms , ) The same which in a sire the sons obey'd , A prince the father of a people made . VI . ' Till then , by nature ...
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... plac'd in hope and these in fear : Not present good or ill , the joy or curse , But future views of better , or of worse . Oh sons of earth ! attempt ye still to rise , 70 By mountains pil'd on mountains to the skies ? Heaven ESSAY ON ...
... plac'd in hope and these in fear : Not present good or ill , the joy or curse , But future views of better , or of worse . Oh sons of earth ! attempt ye still to rise , 70 By mountains pil'd on mountains to the skies ? Heaven ESSAY ON ...
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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