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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... serves to second too some other use . So man , who here seems principal alone , Perhaps acts second to some sphere unknown , Touches some wheel , or verges to some goal ; Tis but a part we see , and not a whole . / 55 160 When the proud ...
... serves to second too some other use . So man , who here seems principal alone , Perhaps acts second to some sphere unknown , Touches some wheel , or verges to some goal ; Tis but a part we see , and not a whole . / 55 160 When the proud ...
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... serve mere engines to the ruling mind . Just as absurd for any part to claim To be another in this gen'ral frame : Just as absurd , to mourn the tasks or pains The great directing Mind of all ordains . All are but parts of one ...
... serve mere engines to the ruling mind . Just as absurd for any part to claim To be another in this gen'ral frame : Just as absurd , to mourn the tasks or pains The great directing Mind of all ordains . All are but parts of one ...
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... serves when prest , Stays till we call , and then not often near ! But honest instinct comes a volunteer ; Sure never to o'ershoot , but just to hit , While still too wide or short is human wit ; 90 Sure by quick nature happiness to ...
... serves when prest , Stays till we call , and then not often near ! But honest instinct comes a volunteer ; Sure never to o'ershoot , but just to hit , While still too wide or short is human wit ; 90 Sure by quick nature happiness to ...
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... serves one will , when many will rebel , How shall he keep , what , sleeping or awake , A weaker may surprise , a stronger take ? His safety must his liberty restrain : All join to guard what each desires to gain . Forc'd into virtue ...
... serves one will , when many will rebel , How shall he keep , what , sleeping or awake , A weaker may surprise , a stronger take ? His safety must his liberty restrain : All join to guard what each desires to gain . Forc'd into virtue ...
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... serve , not suffer , strengthen , not invade ; More powerful each as needful to the rest , And , in proportion as it blesses , blest ; 300 Draw to one point , and to one centre bring Beast , man , or angel , servant , lord , or king ...
... serve , not suffer , strengthen , not invade ; More powerful each as needful to the rest , And , in proportion as it blesses , blest ; 300 Draw to one point , and to one centre bring Beast , man , or angel , servant , lord , or king ...
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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