An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles to H. St. John, Lord BolingbrokeS. Andrus, 1828 - 67 Seiten |
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... hearts of men against each other , and have diminished the practice , more than advanced the theory , of morality . If I could flatter myself that this Essay has any merit , it is in steering betwixt the extremes of doctrines seemingly ...
... hearts of men against each other , and have diminished the practice , more than advanced the theory , of morality . If I could flatter myself that this Essay has any merit , it is in steering betwixt the extremes of doctrines seemingly ...
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... heart ; As full , as perfect , in vile man that mourns , As the rapt seraph that adores and burns : To him , no high , no low , no great , no small : He fills , he bounds , connects , and equals all . 280 X. Cease then , nor order ...
... heart ; As full , as perfect , in vile man that mourns , As the rapt seraph that adores and burns : To him , no high , no low , no great , no small : He fills , he bounds , connects , and equals all . 280 X. Cease then , nor order ...
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... heart , or fills the head , As the mind opens , and its functions spread , Imagination plies her dang'rous art , And pours it all upon the peccant part . Nature its mother , habit is its nurse ; 145 Wit , spirit , faculties , but make ...
... heart , or fills the head , As the mind opens , and its functions spread , Imagination plies her dang'rous art , And pours it all upon the peccant part . Nature its mother , habit is its nurse ; 145 Wit , spirit , faculties , but make ...
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... virtue there is none at all . If white and black blend , soften and unite A thousand ways , is there no black or white ? Ask your own heart , and nothing is so plain ; 215 " Tis to mistake them , costs the time and 26 ESSAY ON MAN .
... virtue there is none at all . If white and black blend , soften and unite A thousand ways , is there no black or white ? Ask your own heart , and nothing is so plain ; 215 " Tis to mistake them , costs the time and 26 ESSAY ON MAN .
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... heart - felt joy , Is virtue's prize : a better would you fix ? Then give Humility a coach and six , 170 Justice a conqu'ror's sword , or truth a gown , Or public spirit , its great cure , a crown . Weak , foolish man ! will Heav'n ...
... heart - felt joy , Is virtue's prize : a better would you fix ? Then give Humility a coach and six , 170 Justice a conqu'ror's sword , or truth a gown , Or public spirit , its great cure , a crown . Weak , foolish man ! will Heav'n ...
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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