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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... 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- 25 Then drop into thyself , and be a fool ! 20 ESSAY ON MAN .
... 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- 25 Then drop into thyself , and be a fool ! 20 ESSAY ON MAN .
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... rules the rapid comet bind , Describe or fix one movement of his mind ? Who saw its fires here rise , and there descend , Explain his own beginning , or his end ? Alas , what wonder ! man's superior part Uncheck'd may rise , and climb ...
... rules the rapid comet bind , Describe or fix one movement of his mind ? Who saw its fires here rise , and there descend , Explain his own beginning , or his end ? Alas , what wonder ! man's superior part Uncheck'd may rise , and climb ...
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... queen , some fav'rite still obey . Ah ! if she lend not arms , as well as rules , What can she more than tell us we are fools ? Teach us to mourn our nature , not to mend ; 150 A sharp accuser , but a helpless friend ! Or 24 ESSAY ON MAN .
... queen , some fav'rite still obey . Ah ! if she lend not arms , as well as rules , What can she more than tell us we are fools ? Teach us to mourn our nature , not to mend ; 150 A sharp accuser , but a helpless friend ! Or 24 ESSAY ON MAN .
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... rule or line ? Who bid the stork , Columbus - like , explore Heav'ns not his own , and worlds unknown before ? Who calls the council , states the certain day ? Who forms the phalanx , and who points the way ? 105 III . God , in the ...
... rule or line ? Who bid the stork , Columbus - like , explore Heav'ns not his own , and worlds unknown before ? Who calls the council , states the certain day ? Who forms the phalanx , and who points the way ? 105 III . God , in the ...
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... rule , but spare . Ah ! how unlike the man of times to come ! Of half that live , the butcher , and the tomb ; Who , foe to nature , hears the gen'ral groan , Murders their species , and betrays his own . 160 ESSAY ON MAN . But just ...
... rule , but spare . Ah ! how unlike the man of times to come ! Of half that live , the butcher , and the tomb ; Who , foe to nature , hears the gen'ral groan , Murders their species , and betrays his own . 160 ESSAY ON MAN . But just ...
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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