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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... rise . Laugh where we must , be candid where we can , But vindicate the ways of God to man . 10 15 I. Say first , of God above , or man below , What can we reason , but from what we know ? Of man , what see we but his station here ...
... rise . Laugh where we must , be candid where we can , But vindicate the ways of God to man . 10 15 I. Say first , of God above , or man below , What can we reason , but from what we know ? Of man , what see we but his station here ...
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... rise in due degree ; Then , in the scale of life and sense , ' tis plain , There must be , somewhere , such a rank as man ; And all the question ( wrangle e'er so long ) Is only this , if God has plac'd him wrong ? Respecting man ...
... rise in due degree ; Then , in the scale of life and sense , ' tis plain , There must be , somewhere , such a rank as man ; And all the question ( wrangle e'er so long ) Is only this , if God has plac'd him wrong ? Respecting man ...
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... rise ; My footstool earth , my canopy the skies . ' 140 But errs not nature from this gracious end , From burning suns when livid deaths descend , When earthquakes swallow , or when tempests sweep Towns to one grave , whole nations to ...
... rise ; My footstool earth , my canopy the skies . ' 140 But errs not nature from this gracious end , From burning suns when livid deaths descend , When earthquakes swallow , or when tempests sweep Towns to one grave , whole nations to ...
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... rise , and half to fall ; Great lord of all things , yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth , in endless error hurl'd ; The glory , jest , and riddle of the world ! 5 10 Go , wondrous creature ! mount where science guides , Go measure ...
... rise , and half to fall ; Great lord of all things , yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth , in endless error hurl'd ; The glory , jest , and riddle of the world ! 5 10 Go , wondrous creature ! mount where science guides , Go measure ...
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... rise , and there descend , Explain his own beginning , or his end ? Alas ! what wonder ! man's superior part Uncheck'd may rise , and climb from art to art ; But when his own great work is but begun , What reason weaves , by passion ...
... rise , and there descend , Explain his own beginning , or his end ? Alas ! what wonder ! man's superior part Uncheck'd may rise , and climb from art to art ; But when his own great work is but begun , What reason weaves , by passion ...
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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