An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles to H. St. John, Lord BolingbrokeC.A. Mirick, 1843 - 72 Seiten |
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... 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 there ? The blest to - day is 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 there ? The blest to - day is as ...
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... perfect here , immortal there ; Snatch from his hand the balance and the rod , Rejudge his justice , be the God of God . In pride , in reasoning pride , our error lies ; All quit the sphere , and rush into the skies . Pride still is ...
... perfect here , immortal there ; Snatch from his hand the balance and the rod , Rejudge his justice , be the God of God . In pride , in reasoning pride , our error lies ; All quit the sphere , and rush into the skies . Pride still is ...
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... perfect ? ' - Why then man ? If the great end be human happiness , Then nature deviates ; and can man do less ? As much that end a constant course requires Of show'rs and sun - shine , as of man's desires ; As much eternal springs and ...
... perfect ? ' - Why then man ? If the great end be human happiness , Then nature deviates ; and can man do less ? As much that end a constant course requires Of show'rs and sun - shine , as of man's desires ; As much eternal springs and ...
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... perfect , in a hair as heart ; 275 As full , as perfect , in vile man that mourns , As the rapt seraph that adores and burns ; To him , no high , no low , no great , no small ; He fills , he bounds , connects and equals all . X. Cease ...
... perfect , in a hair as heart ; 275 As full , as perfect , in vile man that mourns , As the rapt seraph that adores and burns ; To him , no high , no low , no great , no small ; He fills , he bounds , connects and equals all . X. Cease ...
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... , weigh air , and state the tides ; Instruct the planets in what orbs to run , 20 Correct old time , and regulate the sun ; Go , soar with Plato to the empyreal sphere , To the first good , first perfect , and first ESSAY ON MAN . 11.
... , weigh air , and state the tides ; Instruct the planets in what orbs to run , 20 Correct old time , and regulate the sun ; Go , soar with Plato to the empyreal sphere , To the first good , first perfect , and first ESSAY ON MAN . 11.
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act the soul ALEXANDER POPE alike ambition angels assign'd beast began behold bless'd blessing blest blind bliss blood breath Cæsar Catiline chain confest creature crown'd death destroy E'en earth ease embrace EPISTLE equal eternal faith fall fame father fear feel fix'd folly fool form'd frame gain gale gives glory God's gods gradation grows happiness Heaven hero hope human hurl'd imperfect indolent instinct kings laws Learn learn'd lives lord man's mankind mind mix'd monarch mortal mourn nature nature's law never o'er pain passion peace perfect Pleas'd pleasure pride proud reign rest restrains rill rise self-love and social sense seraph shade shame sire skies slaves society sphere spread taught tempest thee thine things thinks Thro thy reason toil true Twas tyrant unknown vice virtue virtue's virtuous weak Whate'er whole wings wise
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Seite 4 - Awake, my St. John! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of Kings. Let us ( since Life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of Man; A mighty maze! but not without a plan; A Wild, where weeds and flow'rs promiscuous shoot, Or Garden, tempting with forbidden fruit.
Seite 6 - 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.
Seite 11 - Know, then, thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great: With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer...
Seite 27 - Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these...
Seite 28 - Order is heaven's first law ; and this confest, Some are, and must be, greater than the rest, More rich, more wise ; but who infers from hence That such are happier, shocks all common sense.
Seite 6 - Lo, the poor Indian ! whose untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind; His soul, proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk, or milky way...
Seite 16 - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Seite 31 - Honor and shame from no condition rise ; Act well your part, there all the honor lies. Fortune in men has some small difference made, One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade ; The cobbler apron'd, and the parson gown'd, The friar hooded, and the monarch crown'd. " What differ more," you cry, " than crown and cowl ?" I'll tell you, friend ! a wise man and a fool.
Seite 32 - The whole strange purpose of their lives, to find Or make an enemy of all mankind ! Not one looks backward, onward still he goes, Yet ne'er looks forward further than his nose.
Seite 29 - When the loose mountain trembles from on high, Shall gravitation cease, if you go by? Or some old temple, nodding to its fall, For Chartres' head reserve the hanging wall?