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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... rest , In doubt to deem himself a God , or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer , Born but to die , and reas'ning but to err ; Alike in ignorance , his reason such , Whether he thinks too little , or too much : Chaos of thought ...
... rest , In doubt to deem himself a God , or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer , Born but to die , and reas'ning but to err ; Alike in ignorance , his reason such , Whether he thinks too little , or too much : Chaos of thought ...
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... rest : The rising tempest puts in act the soul , Parts it may ravage , but preserves the whole . On life's vast ocean diversely we sail , Reason the chart , but passion is the gale : Nor God alone in the still calm we find ; He mounts ...
... rest : The rising tempest puts in act the soul , Parts it may ravage , but preserves the whole . On life's vast ocean diversely we sail , Reason the chart , but passion is the gale : Nor God alone in the still calm we find ; He mounts ...
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... rest . As man , perhaps , the moment of his breath , Receives the lurking principle of death , The young disease that must subdue at length , Grows with his growth , and strengthens with his 115 120 125 130 135 strength ; So , cast and ...
... rest . As man , perhaps , the moment of his breath , Receives the lurking principle of death , The young disease that must subdue at length , Grows with his growth , and strengthens with his 115 120 125 130 135 strength ; So , cast and ...
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... rest body acts with mind . 180 As fruits ungrateful to the planter's care , On savage stocks inserted , learn to bear , The surest virtues thus from passions shoot , Wild nature's vigor working at their root . What crops of wit and ...
... rest body acts with mind . 180 As fruits ungrateful to the planter's care , On savage stocks inserted , learn to bear , The surest virtues thus from passions shoot , Wild nature's vigor working at their root . What crops of wit and ...
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... rest , no reward but praise ; And build on wants , and on defects of mind , The joy , the peace , the glory of mankind . 240 245 Heav'n , forming each on other to depend , A master , or a servant , or a friend , Bids each on other for ...
... rest , no reward but praise ; And build on wants , and on defects of mind , The joy , the peace , the glory of mankind . 240 245 Heav'n , forming each on other to depend , A master , or a servant , or a friend , Bids each on other for ...
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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