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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... Fame , ver . 237. Superior talents , ver . 259 , & c . With pictures of human infelicity in men pos- sessed of them all . ver . 269. & c . VII . That virtue only constitutes a happiness whose object is universal , and whose viii THE ...
... Fame , ver . 237. Superior talents , ver . 259 , & c . With pictures of human infelicity in men pos- sessed of them all . ver . 269. & c . VII . That virtue only constitutes a happiness whose object is universal , and whose viii THE ...
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... fame , or pelf , Not one will change his neighbour with himself . The learn'd is happy nature to explore , The fool is happy that he knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty giv❜n , 205 The poor contents him with the care of ...
... fame , or pelf , Not one will change his neighbour with himself . The learn'd is happy nature to explore , The fool is happy that he knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty giv❜n , 205 The poor contents him with the care of ...
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... fame ? a fancy'd life in others ' breath , A thing beyond us , e'en before our death . Just what you hear , you have , and what's unknown The same ( my Lord ) if Tully's or your own . 240 All that we feel of it begins and ends In the ...
... fame ? a fancy'd life in others ' breath , A thing beyond us , e'en before our death . Just what you hear , you have , and what's unknown The same ( my Lord ) if Tully's or your own . 240 All that we feel of it begins and ends In the ...
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... Fame but from death a villain's name can save ,. As justice tears his body from the grave ; 250 When what t ' oblivion better were resign'd , Is hung on high , to poison half mankind . All fame is foreign , but of true desert ; Plays ...
... Fame but from death a villain's name can save ,. As justice tears his body from the grave ; 250 When what t ' oblivion better were resign'd , Is hung on high , to poison half mankind . All fame is foreign , but of true desert ; Plays ...
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... fame ! If all , united , thy ambition call , 280 285 From ancient story , learn to scorn them all . There , in the rich , the honour'd , fam'd , and great , See the false scale of happiness complete ! In hearts of kings , or arms of ...
... fame ! If all , united , thy ambition call , 280 285 From ancient story , learn to scorn them all . There , in the rich , the honour'd , fam'd , and great , See the false scale of happiness complete ! In hearts of kings , or arms of ...
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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