An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles, to H. St. John, Lord BolingbrokeHyde, Lord & Duren, 1846 - 72 Seiten |
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... gain ; In God's , one single can its end produce , Yet serves to second to 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 ...
... gain ; In God's , one single can its end produce , Yet serves to second to 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 ...
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... gains ; 79 58. To their improper operation ascribe all ill . 62. Were active - an elegant poetical usage for would be active . 67-69 . It should be kept in mind that in all the fol lowing part of this work , the poet treats of self ...
... gains ; 79 58. To their improper operation ascribe all ill . 62. Were active - an elegant poetical usage for would be active . 67-69 . It should be kept in mind that in all the fol lowing part of this work , the poet treats of self ...
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... gain ; And not a vanity is given in vain ; Ev'n mean self - love becomes , by force divine , The scale to measure others ' wants by thine . See ! and confess , one comfort still must rise ; ' Tis this , though man's a fool , yet God is ...
... gain ; And not a vanity is given in vain ; Ev'n mean self - love becomes , by force divine , The scale to measure others ' wants by thine . See ! and confess , one comfort still must rise ; ' Tis this , though man's a fool , yet God is ...
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... gain , Which heavier reason labors at in vain . This too serves always , reason never long : One must go right , the other may go wrong . See then the acting and comparing powers One in their nature , which are two in ours ! And reason ...
... gain , Which heavier reason labors at in vain . This too serves always , reason never long : One must go right , the other may go wrong . See then the acting and comparing powers One in their nature , which are two in ours ! And reason ...
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... gain . Forc'd into virtue thus , by self - defence , Ev'n kings learn'd justice and benevolence : Self - love forsook the path it first pursued , And found the private in the public good . 270 276 281 264-268 . Altars grew marble , i ...
... gain . Forc'd into virtue thus , by self - defence , Ev'n kings learn'd justice and benevolence : Self - love forsook the path it first pursued , And found the private in the public good . 270 276 281 264-268 . Altars grew marble , i ...
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act the soul adverb agreeing alike ambition Ammon angels apposition beast blessing blest bliss breath Cæsar Catiline chain confest connected creature DANIEL CLARK Decius divine earth EPISTLE Ev'n false mirror fame fear fix'd fool Form'd gives gods govern happier happiness heaven hope human imitating God instinct joy or curse Julius Cæsar kings knave laws Learn learn'd lights and shades live look lord LORD BOLINGBROKE man's mankind Marseilles means mind monarch mood nature's nature's law never note to line noun object pain participle passion planets Pleas'd pleasure poet prep preposition pride reign rill rise self-love sense sire slave sphere stoics stuck o'er substantive phrase taught tence thee thing thou art thy reason toil touch truth Turenne tyrant understood verb virtue's virtuous weak Whate'er whole wise wrong