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 ΑΝ ...
... 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 ΑΝ ...
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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 ? 50 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 ? 50 Respecting man , whatever wrong we call , May , must be right , as ...
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... sense Weigh thy opinion against providence : Call imperfection , what thou fancy'st such , 115 Say , here he gives too little , there too much ; Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust , say if man's unhappy , God's unjust , Yet If ...
... sense Weigh thy opinion against providence : Call imperfection , what thou fancy'st such , 115 Say , here he gives too little , there too much ; Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust , say if man's unhappy , God's unjust , Yet If ...
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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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