An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles to H. St. John, Lord BolingbrokeS. Andrus, 1828 - 67 Seiten |
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... acts second to some sphere unknown , Touches some wheel , or verges to some goal ; Tis but a part we see , and not a whole . 55 60 When the proud steed shall know why man restrains His fiery course , or drives him o'er the plains ; When ...
... acts second to some sphere unknown , Touches some wheel , or verges to some goal ; Tis but a part we see , and not a whole . 55 60 When the proud steed shall know why man restrains His fiery course , or drives him o'er the plains ; When ...
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... Acts not by partial , but by general laws ; " Th ' exceptions few ; some change since all began : " And what created perfect ? " Why then man ? If the great end be human happiness , 145 Then nature deviates : and can man do less ? 150 ...
... Acts not by partial , but by general laws ; " Th ' exceptions few ; some change since all began : " And what created perfect ? " Why then man ? If the great end be human happiness , 145 Then nature deviates : and can man do less ? 150 ...
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... act or think beyond mankind ; 190 No pow'rs of body or of soul to share , But what his nature and his state can bear . Why has not man a microscopic eye ? For this plain reason - man is not a fly . Say what the use , were finer optics ...
... act or think beyond mankind ; 190 No pow'rs of body or of soul to share , But what his nature and his state can bear . Why has not man a microscopic eye ? For this plain reason - man is not a fly . Say what the use , were finer optics ...
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... act or rest ; In doubts 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 such , Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of ...
... act or rest ; In doubts 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 such , Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of ...
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... , Ascribe all good ; to their improper , ill . Self - love , the spring of motion , acts the soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole . 50 395 55 60 45 40 35 365 30 Man , but for that , no action could attend ESSAY ON MAN . 21.
... , Ascribe all good ; to their improper , ill . Self - love , the spring of motion , acts the soul ; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole . 50 395 55 60 45 40 35 365 30 Man , but for that , no action could attend ESSAY ON MAN . 21.
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acts the soul ALEXANDER POPE alike angels ARGUMENT OF EPISTLE beast bless'd blessing blest blind bliss breath Catiline cause chain comets confest creature death diff'rence divine Doller earth ease EPISTLE II Essay eternal ethereal Ev'n ev'ry faith fame father fear fix'd folly fool form'd gain gen'ral giv'n gives happiness HARVARD COLLEGE heart Heav'n honour hope human imperfect indolent instinct int'rest justice kings knave Learn learn'd Lord man's mankind mind mix'd monarch moral nature nature's nature's law never o'er O'erlook'd pain passion peace perfect plac'd planets Pleas'd pleasure poet Pope pow'rs pride principle proper rill rise seen double self-love and social sense seraph sev'ral sire skies Socrates sphere taught tempests thee thine things thou toil truth Turenne Twas tyrant UNIVERSAL PRAYER virtue's weak Whate'er whole wise