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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... perfect as he ought ; His 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 ...
... perfect as he ought ; His 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 ...
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... perfect here , immortal there ; Snatch from his hand the balance and the rod , Re - judge his justice , be the god of God ! In pride , in reas'ning pride , our error lies ; All quit their sphere , and rush into the skies . Pride still ...
... perfect here , immortal there ; Snatch from his hand the balance and the rod , Re - judge his justice , be the god of God ! In pride , in reas'ning pride , our error lies ; All quit their sphere , and rush into the skies . Pride still ...
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... perfect ? " Why then man ? If the great end be human happiness , Then nature deviates : and can man do less ? As much that end a constant course requires Of showers and sunshine , as of man's desires ; As much eternal springs and ...
... perfect ? " Why then man ? If the great end be human happiness , Then nature deviates : and can man do less ? As much that end a constant course requires Of showers and sunshine , as of man's desires ; As much eternal springs and ...
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... perfect , in a hair as 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 . X. Cease ...
... perfect , in a hair as 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 . X. Cease ...
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... perfect , and first fair ; Or tread the mazy round his foll❜wers trod , And quitting sense , call imitating God ; As eastern priests in giddy circles run , And turn their heads to imitate the sun . Go , teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule ...
... perfect , and first fair ; Or tread the mazy round his foll❜wers trod , And quitting sense , call imitating God ; As eastern priests in giddy circles run , And turn their heads to imitate the sun . Go , teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule ...
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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