An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles, to H. St. John, Lord BolingbrokeClark, Austin & Smith, 1824 - 72 Seiten |
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... light and shade , And oft so mixt the difference is too nice Where ends the virtue , or begins the vice . Fools ! who from hence into the notion fall , That vice or virtue there is none at all . 210 If white and black blend , soften ...
... light and shade , And oft so mixt the difference is too nice Where ends the virtue , or begins the vice . Fools ! who from hence into the notion fall , That vice or virtue there is none at all . 210 If white and black blend , soften ...
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... light , Man , like his Maker , saw that all was right ; To virtue , in the paths of pleasure trod , And own'd a father when he own'd a God . Love all the faith , and all th ' allegiance then ; For nature knew no right divine in men , No ...
... light , Man , like his Maker , saw that all was right ; To virtue , in the paths of pleasure trod , And own'd a father when he own'd a God . Love all the faith , and all th ' allegiance then ; For nature knew no right divine in men , No ...
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... light , not kindled new ; If not God's image , yet his shadow drew : Taught power's due use to people and to kings , Taught not to slack , nor strain its tender strings , The less , or greater , set so justly true , 291 That touching ...
... light , not kindled new ; If not God's image , yet his shadow drew : Taught power's due use to people and to kings , Taught not to slack , nor strain its tender strings , The less , or greater , set so justly true , 291 That touching ...
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... . 381-382 . May I be correct with spirit - may I be elo- quent with ease - may I be intent to reason , or polite to please . 390. That thou wert , & c . For wit's false mirror held up nature's light , Show'd 66 ESSAY ON MAN .
... . 381-382 . May I be correct with spirit - may I be elo- quent with ease - may I be intent to reason , or polite to please . 390. That thou wert , & c . For wit's false mirror held up nature's light , Show'd 66 ESSAY ON MAN .
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... light , Show'd erring pride , WHATEVER is , is right ; That reason , passion , answer one great aim ; That true self - love and social are the same ; That virtue only makes our bliss below ; And all our knowledge is , ourselves to know ...
... light , Show'd erring pride , WHATEVER is , is right ; That reason , passion , answer one great aim ; That true self - love and social are the same ; That virtue only makes our bliss below ; And all our knowledge is , ourselves to know ...
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act the soul agreeing alike ambition Ammon angels apposition beast blessing blest bliss breath Cæsar Catiline chain confest connected creature DANIEL CLARK Decius divine earth EPISTLE ethereal Ev'n false mirror fame fear fix'd fool Form'd gives gods govern happier happiness HARVARD COLLEGE 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 nature's nature's law never note to line noun object pain participle passion planets Pleas'd pleasure poet prep preposition pride reign rise self-love and social sense SHAPLEIGH 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