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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... slave , the next a deity . Then say not , man's imperfect , heav'n in fault ; Say rather , man's as perfect as he ought ; His knowledge measur'd to his state and place , His time a moment , and a point his space . 70 If to be perfect in ...
... slave , the next a deity . Then say not , man's imperfect , heav'n in fault ; Say rather , man's as perfect as he ought ; His knowledge measur'd to his state and place , His time a moment , and a point his space . 70 If to be perfect in ...
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... slaves once more their native land behold , No fiends torment , no Christians thirst for gold . TO BE , contents his natural desire , He asks no angel's wing , no seraph's fire ; But thinks , admitted to that equal sky , His faithful ...
... slaves once more their native land behold , No fiends torment , no Christians thirst for gold . TO BE , contents his natural desire , He asks no angel's wing , no seraph's fire ; But thinks , admitted to that equal sky , His faithful ...
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... slave , Is emulation , in the learn'd or brave : Nor virtue , male or female , can we name , 185 190 But what will grow on pride , or grow on shame . Thus nature gives us ( let it check our pride ) The virtue nearest to our vice alli'd ...
... slave , Is emulation , in the learn'd or brave : Nor virtue , male or female , can we name , 185 190 But what will grow on pride , or grow on shame . Thus nature gives us ( let it check our pride ) The virtue nearest to our vice alli'd ...
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... slaves of subjects made : She , ' midst the light'ning's blaze , and thunder's sound , When rock'd the mountains , and when groan'd the ground , She taught the weak to bend , the proud to pray To Power unseen , and mightier far than ...
... slaves of subjects made : She , ' midst the light'ning's blaze , and thunder's sound , When rock'd the mountains , and when groan'd the ground , She taught the weak to bend , the proud to pray To Power unseen , and mightier far than ...
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... slaves , or cowards ! Alas ! not all the blood of all the Howards . 215 Look next on greatness ; say where greatness lies ? Where , but among the heroes and the wise ? Heroes are much the same , the point's agreed , From Macedonia's ...
... slaves , or cowards ! Alas ! not all the blood of all the Howards . 215 Look next on greatness ; say where greatness lies ? Where , but among the heroes and the wise ? Heroes are much the same , the point's agreed , From Macedonia's ...
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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