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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... weak , so little , and so blind ? First , if thou canst , the harder reason guess , Why form'd no weaker , blinder , and no less ! Aşk of thy mother earth , why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ? Or ask of ...
... weak , so little , and so blind ? First , if thou canst , the harder reason guess , Why form'd no weaker , blinder , and no less ! Aşk of thy mother earth , why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ? Or ask of ...
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... weakness , Heaven bestows on thee . Submit in this , or any other sphere , 275 280 285 Secure to be as blest as thou canst bear ; Safe in the hand of one disposing power , Or in the natal , or the mortal hour . All nature is but art ...
... weakness , Heaven bestows on thee . Submit in this , or any other sphere , 275 280 285 Secure to be as blest as thou canst bear ; Safe in the hand of one disposing power , Or in the natal , or the mortal hour . All nature is but art ...
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... weakness for the Stoic's pride , He hangs between ; in doubt to act or rest , In doubt to deem himself a God , or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer , Born but to die , and reas'ning but to err ; Alike in ignorance , his reason ...
... weakness for the Stoic's pride , He hangs between ; in doubt to act or rest , In doubt to deem himself a God , or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer , Born but to die , and reas'ning but to err ; Alike in ignorance , his reason ...
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... weak , the organs of the frame ; And hence one master passion in the breast , Like Aaron's serpent , swallows up the rest . As man , perhaps , the moment of his breath , Receives the lurking principle of death , The young disease that ...
... weak , the organs of the frame ; And hence one master passion in the breast , Like Aaron's serpent , swallows up the rest . As man , perhaps , the moment of his breath , Receives the lurking principle of death , The young disease that ...
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... weak queen , some fav'rites still obey : Ah ! if she lend not arms , as well as rules , What can she more , then tell us we are fools ? Teach us to mourn our nature , not to mend , A sharp accuser , but a helpless friend ! Or from a ...
... weak queen , some fav'rites still obey : Ah ! if she lend not arms , as well as rules , What can she more , then tell us we are fools ? Teach us to mourn our nature , not to mend , A sharp accuser , but a helpless friend ! Or from a ...
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