An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles to H. St. John, Lord Bolingbroke, to which is Added The Universal PrayerS. Andrus, 1824 - 67 Seiten |
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... knowledge , and pretending to more perfection , the cause of man's error and misery . The impiety of putting himself in the place of God , and judging of the fitness or unfitness , perfection or imperfection , justice or injustice , of ...
... knowledge , and pretending to more perfection , the cause of man's error and misery . The impiety of putting himself in the place of God , and judging of the fitness or unfitness , perfection or imperfection , justice or injustice , of ...
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... knowledge measur'd to his state and place , His time a moment , and a point his space . If to be perfect in a certain sphere , What matter soon or late , or here or there ? The blest to - day , is as completely so , As who began a ...
... knowledge measur'd to his state and place , His time a moment , and a point his space . If to be perfect in a certain sphere , What matter soon or late , or here or there ? The blest to - day , is as completely so , As who began a ...
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... knowledge for the sceptic's side , With too much weakness for the stoic's pride , He hangs between in doubt to 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 ...
... knowledge for the sceptic's side , With too much weakness for the stoic's pride , He hangs between in doubt to 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 ...
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... knowledge , gold or glory please , Or oft ( more stong than all ) the love of ease ; 170 Through life ' tis follow'd , ev'n at life's expense ; The merchant's toil , the sages indolence , The monk's humility , the hero's pride , All ...
... knowledge , gold or glory please , Or oft ( more stong than all ) the love of ease ; 170 Through life ' tis follow'd , ev'n at life's expense ; The merchant's toil , the sages indolence , The monk's humility , the hero's pride , All ...
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... knowledge , fame , or pelf , Not one will change his neighbour with himself . The learn'd is happy nature to explore , The fool is happy that he knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty giv'n , 265 The poor contents him with the ...
... knowledge , fame , or pelf , Not one will change his neighbour with himself . The learn'd is happy nature to explore , The fool is happy that he knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty giv'n , 265 The poor contents him with the ...
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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 earth ease EPISTLE IV Essay eternal ethereal Ev'n ev'ry faith fame father fear fix'd folly fool form'd forms gen'ral giv'n gives gods happiness heart Heav'n honour hope human imperfect indolent instinct int'rest justice kings knave Learn learn'd Leibnitz lives 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 religion 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