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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... wise . If plagues or earthquakes break not heav'ns design , Why then a Borgia or a Cataline ? 150 Who knows but he , whose hand the lightning forms , Who heaves old ocean , and who wings the storms , Pours fierce ambition on a Cæsar's ...
... wise . If plagues or earthquakes break not heav'ns design , Why then a Borgia or a Cataline ? 150 Who knows but he , whose hand the lightning forms , Who heaves old ocean , and who wings the storms , Pours fierce ambition on a Cæsar's ...
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... wise , Alike in what it gives , and what denies ? 205 VII . Far as creation's ample range extends , The scale of sensual , mental power ascends : Mark how it mounts , to man's imperial race , From the green myriads in the peopled grass ...
... wise , Alike in what it gives , and what denies ? 205 VII . Far as creation's ample range extends , The scale of sensual , mental power ascends : Mark how it mounts , to man's imperial race , From the green myriads in the peopled grass ...
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... wise , and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side , With too much 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 ...
... wise , and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side , With too much 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 ...
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... wise , And e'en the best , by fits what they despise . ' Tis but by parts we follow good or ill , For , vice or virtue , SELF directs it still ; Each individual seeks a sev'ral goal : 235 But heaven's great view is one , and that the ...
... wise , And e'en the best , by fits what they despise . ' Tis but by parts we follow good or ill , For , vice or virtue , SELF directs it still ; Each individual seeks a sev'ral goal : 235 But heaven's great view is one , and that the ...
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... FOOL , yet GOD IS WISE . EPISTLE III . 294. Of. the. Nature. and. State. of. Man. ,. with. respect. to. Society . The whole universe one system of society , verse 7 , & c . Nothing made wholly for itself , nor yet wholly for ESSAY ON MAN .
... FOOL , yet GOD IS WISE . EPISTLE III . 294. Of. the. Nature. and. State. of. Man. ,. with. respect. to. Society . The whole universe one system of society , verse 7 , & c . Nothing made wholly for itself , nor yet wholly for ESSAY ON MAN .
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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