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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... beast , each insect , happy in its own ; Is heaven unkind to man , and man alone ? Shall he alone , whom rational we call , 175 180 182 Be pleas'd with nothing , if not bless'd with all ? The bliss of man ( could pride that blessing ...
... beast , each insect , happy in its own ; Is heaven unkind to man , and man alone ? Shall he alone , whom rational we call , 175 180 182 Be pleas'd with nothing , if not bless'd with all ? The bliss of man ( could pride that blessing ...
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... Beast , bird , fish , insect ! what no eye can see , No glass can reach ; from infinite to thee ; From thee to nothing - On superior pow'rs Were we to press , inferior might on ours Or in the full creation leave a void , 240 Where , one ...
... Beast , bird , fish , insect ! what no eye can see , No glass can reach ; from infinite to thee ; From thee to nothing - On superior pow'rs Were we to press , inferior might on ours Or in the full creation leave a void , 240 Where , one ...
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... beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer , Born but to die , and reas'ning but to err ; Alike in ignorance , his reason such , Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of thought and passion , all confus'd ; Still by himself ...
... beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer , Born but to die , and reas'ning but to err ; Alike in ignorance , his reason such , Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of thought and passion , all confus'd ; Still by himself ...
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... beast in aid of man , and man of beast ; All serv'd , all serving : nothing stands alone ; The chain holds on , and where it ends , unknown . Has God , thou fool ! work'd solely for thy good , Thy joy , thy pastime , thy attire , thy ...
... beast in aid of man , and man of beast ; All serv'd , all serving : nothing stands alone ; The chain holds on , and where it ends , unknown . Has God , thou fool ! work'd solely for thy good , Thy joy , thy pastime , thy attire , thy ...
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... beasts his pastures , and to fish his floods ; For some his int'rest prompts him to provide , For more his pleasure , yet for more his pride : 50 55 60 All feed on one vain patron , and enjoy The extensive blessing of his luxury . That ...
... beasts his pastures , and to fish his floods ; For some his int'rest prompts him to provide , For more his pleasure , yet for more his pride : 50 55 60 All feed on one vain patron , and enjoy The extensive blessing of his luxury . That ...
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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