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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... rs and sunshines , as of man's desires ; As much eternal springs , and cloudless skies , As men forever temp'rate ... pow'rs assign'd ; 180 Each seeming want compensated of course , Here , with ESSAY ON MAN . 9 Then nature deviates ...
... rs and sunshines , as of man's desires ; As much eternal springs , and cloudless skies , As men forever temp'rate ... pow'rs assign'd ; 180 Each seeming want compensated of course , Here , with ESSAY ON MAN . 9 Then nature deviates ...
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... pow'rs of body or of soul to share , 190 But what his nature and his state can bear . Why has not man a microscopic eye ? For this plain reason , man is not a fly . Say what the use , were finer optics giv'n , T ' inspect a mite , not ...
... pow'rs of body or of soul to share , 190 But what his nature and his state can bear . Why has not man a microscopic eye ? For this plain reason , man is not a fly . Say what the use , were finer optics giv'n , T ' inspect a mite , not ...
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... powers of all , subdu'd by thee alone , Is not thy reason , all these powers in one ? VIII . See through this ... pow'rs Were we to press , inferior might on ours ; 230 235 240 Or in the full creation leave a void , Where ESSAY ON ...
... powers of all , subdu'd by thee alone , Is not thy reason , all these powers in one ? VIII . See through this ... pow'rs Were we to press , inferior might on ours ; 230 235 240 Or in the full creation leave a void , Where ESSAY ON ...
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... pow'rs , One in their nature , which are two in ours ! And reason raise o'er instinct as you can , In this ' tis God directs , in that ' tis man . Who taught the nations of the field and wood To shun their poison , and to choose ...
... pow'rs , One in their nature , which are two in ours ! And reason raise o'er instinct as you can , In this ' tis God directs , in that ' tis man . Who taught the nations of the field and wood To shun their poison , and to choose ...
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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