An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles, to H. St. John, Lord BolingbrokeHyde, Lord & Duren, 1846 - 72 Seiten |
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... meaning of the poet is altogether misappre- hended , and an improper construction given to his lan- guage . With a view to the correction of this evil , the present edition , with explanatory notes , is prepared ; and should it be found ...
... meaning of the poet is altogether misappre- hended , and an improper construction given to his lan- guage . With a view to the correction of this evil , the present edition , with explanatory notes , is prepared ; and should it be found ...
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... reasoning ; and proceeds to consider the habits , the propensities , and powers of man , his object of pursuit , his discoveries and improvements of every kind . They were addressed to Henry St. John , by the title of Lord Bolingbroke ...
... reasoning ; and proceeds to consider the habits , the propensities , and powers of man , his object of pursuit , his discoveries and improvements of every kind . They were addressed to Henry St. John , by the title of Lord Bolingbroke ...
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... reason , but from what we know ? Of man , what see we but his station here , From which to reason , or to which refer ; Through worlds unnumber'd though the God be known , ' Tis ours to trace him only in our own . 20 can little more ...
... reason , but from what we know ? Of man , what see we but his station here , From which to reason , or to which refer ; Through worlds unnumber'd though the God be known , ' Tis ours to trace him only in our own . 20 can little more ...
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... the reason wouldst thou find , 35 Why form'd so weak , so little , and so blind ? First , if thou canst , the harder reason guess , Why formed no weaker , blinder , and no less ? Ask of thy mother earth , why oaks are made Taller or ...
... the reason wouldst thou find , 35 Why form'd so weak , so little , and so blind ? First , if thou canst , the harder reason guess , Why formed no weaker , blinder , and no less ? Ask of thy mother earth , why oaks are made Taller or ...
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... reasoning life , ' tis plain , There must be , somewhere , such a rank as man ; And all the question ( wrangle e'er ... purpose gain ; In God's , one single can its end produce , Yet serves to second to some other use . So man ...
... reasoning life , ' tis plain , There must be , somewhere , such a rank as man ; And all the question ( wrangle e'er ... purpose gain ; In God's , one single can its end produce , Yet serves to second to some other use . So man ...
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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 degree divine earth EPISTLE eternal 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 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 and social 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