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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... sev'ral men impels to sev'ral ends : Like varying winds , by other passions tost , This drives them constant to a certain coast . Let power or knowledge , gold or glory , please , Or ( oft more strong than all ) the love of ease : Thro ...
... sev'ral men impels to sev'ral ends : Like varying winds , by other passions tost , This drives them constant to a certain coast . Let power or knowledge , gold or glory , please , Or ( oft more strong than all ) the love of ease : Thro ...
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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