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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... toil , aspir'd to be the head ? What if the head , the eye , or ear , repin'd To serve mere engines to the ruling mind ? Just as absurd , for any part to claim To be another , in this gen'ral frame : Just as absurd , to mourn the task ...
... toil , aspir'd to be the head ? What if the head , the eye , or ear , repin'd To serve mere engines to the ruling mind ? Just as absurd , for any part to claim To be another , in this gen'ral frame : Just as absurd , to mourn the task ...
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... toil , the sage's indolence , The monk's humility , the hero's pride , All , all alike , find reason on their side . Th ' eternal art , educing good from ill , 165 170 175 Grafts on this passion our best principle ; " Tis ESSAY ON MAN . 19.
... toil , the sage's indolence , The monk's humility , the hero's pride , All , all alike , find reason on their side . Th ' eternal art , educing good from ill , 165 170 175 Grafts on this passion our best principle ; " Tis ESSAY ON MAN . 19.
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... toil , We ought to blame the culture , not the soil : Fix'd to no spot is happiness sincere ; ' Tis no where to be found , or ev'ry where : ' Tis never to be bought , but always free ; 15 And fled from monarchs , St. John ! dwells with ...
... toil , We ought to blame the culture , not the soil : Fix'd to no spot is happiness sincere ; ' Tis no where to be found , or ev'ry where : ' Tis never to be bought , but always free ; 15 And fled from monarchs , St. John ! dwells with ...
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... toil surveys , And buries madmen in the heaps they raise . 75 III . Know , all the good that individuals find , Or God and nature meant to mere mankind , Reason's whole pleasure , all the joys of sense , Lie in three words , health ...
... toil surveys , And buries madmen in the heaps they raise . 75 III . Know , all the good that individuals find , Or God and nature meant to mere mankind , Reason's whole pleasure , all the joys of sense , Lie in three words , health ...
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... toil ; The knave deserves it , when he tills the soil ; The knave deserves it , when he tempts the main , Where folly fights for kings , or dives for gain . The good man may be weak , be indolent ; Nor is his claim to plenty , but ...
... toil ; The knave deserves it , when he tills the soil ; The knave deserves it , when he tempts the main , Where folly fights for kings , or dives for gain . The good man may be weak , be indolent ; Nor is his claim to plenty , but ...
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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