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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... to creature , and of all crea- tures to man . The gradations of sense , instinct , thought , reflection , reason ; that reason alone countervails all the other faculties , 207-232 . How much farther this order AN ...
... to creature , and of all crea- tures to man . The gradations of sense , instinct , thought , reflection , reason ; that reason alone countervails all the other faculties , 207-232 . How much farther this order AN ...
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... 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 , whatever wrong we call , May , must be right , as ...
... 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 , whatever wrong we call , May , must be right , as ...
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... sense 100 105 110 Weigh thy opinion against providence : Call imperfection , what thou fancy'st such , Say , here he gives too little , there too much ; 115 Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust , Yet say if man's unhappy , God's ...
... sense 100 105 110 Weigh thy opinion against providence : Call imperfection , what thou fancy'st such , Say , here he gives too little , there too much ; 115 Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust , Yet say if man's unhappy , God's ...
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... sense so subtly true , From pois'nous herbs , extracts the healing dew ! How instinct varies in the grovelling swine , Compar'd , half reas'ning elephant , with thine ! Twixt that , and reason , what a nice barrier ! Forever sep'rate ...
... sense so subtly true , From pois'nous herbs , extracts the healing dew ! How instinct varies in the grovelling swine , Compar'd , half reas'ning elephant , with thine ! Twixt that , and reason , what a nice barrier ! Forever sep'rate ...
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... sense call imitating God ; As eastern priests in giddy circles run , And turn their heads to imitate the sun . Go , teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule ; Then drop into thyself , and be a fool ! Superior beings , when of late they saw A ...
... sense call imitating God ; As eastern priests in giddy circles run , And turn their heads to imitate the sun . Go , teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule ; Then drop into thyself , and be a fool ! Superior beings , when of late they saw A ...
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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