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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... turns young Ammon loose to scourge mankind ? From pride , from pride , our very reas'ning springs ; Account for moral , as for nat❜ral things : 150 156 160 Why charge we Heav'n in those , in these acquit ? In both , to reason right ...
... turns young Ammon loose to scourge mankind ? From pride , from pride , our very reas'ning springs ; Account for moral , as for nat❜ral things : 150 156 160 Why charge we Heav'n in those , in these acquit ? In both , to reason right ...
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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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... turns vinegar more sour . We , wretched subjects , though to lawful sway , In this weak 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 ...
... turns vinegar more sour . We , wretched subjects , though to lawful sway , In this weak 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 ...
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... turn pleader , to persuade The choice we make , or justify it made ; 155 Proud of an easy conquest all along , She but removes weak passions for the strong . So , when small humours gather to a gout , 160 The doctor fancies he has driv ...
... turn pleader , to persuade The choice we make , or justify it made ; 155 Proud of an easy conquest all along , She but removes weak passions for the strong . So , when small humours gather to a gout , 160 The doctor fancies he has driv ...
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... turns to good from ill , And Nero reigns a Titus , if he will . The fiery soul abhorr'd in Catiline , In Decius charms , in Curtius is divine . The same ambition can destroy or save , 200 And makes a patriot as it makes a knave . VI ...
... turns to good from ill , And Nero reigns a Titus , if he will . The fiery soul abhorr'd in Catiline , In Decius charms , in Curtius is divine . The same ambition can destroy or save , 200 And makes a patriot as it makes a knave . VI ...
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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