An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles to H. St. John, Lord Bolingbroke. To which is Added, the Universal PrayerHenry Benton, 1835 - 67 Seiten |
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... Heav'n in fault ; Say rather , man's as perfect as he ought ; 70 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 ...
... Heav'n in fault ; Say rather , man's as perfect as he ought ; 70 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 ...
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... Heav'n ; Who sees with equal eye , as God of all , A hero perish , or a sparrow fall , Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd And now a bubble burst , and now a world . 85 35 90 Hope humbly then ; with trembling pinions soar : Wait the great ...
... Heav'n ; Who sees with equal eye , as God of all , A hero perish , or a sparrow fall , Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd And now a bubble burst , and now a world . 85 35 90 Hope humbly then ; with trembling pinions soar : Wait the great ...
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... Heav'n in those , in these acquit ? In both , to reason right , is to submit . Better for us , perhaps it might appear , 165 Were there all harmony , all virtue here ; That never air or ocean felt the wind ; That never passion discompos ...
... Heav'n in those , in these acquit ? In both , to reason right , is to submit . Better for us , perhaps it might appear , 165 Were there all harmony , all virtue here ; That never air or ocean felt the wind ; That never passion discompos ...
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... heav'n ? Or touch , if tremblingly alive all o'er , To smart and agonize at every pore ? Or quick effluvia darting through the brain , Die of a rose in aromatic pain ? 200 If nature thunder'd in his opening ears , And stunn'd him with ...
... heav'n ? Or touch , if tremblingly alive all o'er , To smart and agonize at every pore ? Or quick effluvia darting through the brain , Die of a rose in aromatic pain ? 200 If nature thunder'd in his opening ears , And stunn'd him with ...
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... Heav'n's whole foundations to their centre nod , And nature tremble , to the throne of God : 250 255 All this dread order break - For whom ? For thee ? Vile worm ! O madness ! pride ! impiety ! IX . What if the foot , ordain'd the dust ...
... Heav'n's whole foundations to their centre nod , And nature tremble , to the throne of God : 250 255 All this dread order break - For whom ? For thee ? Vile worm ! O madness ! pride ! impiety ! IX . What if the foot , ordain'd the dust ...
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acts the soul ALEXANDER POPE alike angels ARGUMENT OF EPISTLE beast blessing blest blind bliss breath Catiline cause chain comets confest creature death diff'rence earth ease EPISTLE II Essay eternal ethereal Ev'n ev'ry faith fame father fear fix'd folly fool form'd forms gen'ral giv'n giv❜n gives happiness heart Heav'n honour hope human imperfect indolent instinct int'rest justice kings knave Learn learn'd 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 rest 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