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...his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too...disabused ; Created half to rise, and half to fall; 15 Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd : The...

...little, or too much: Chaos ot Thought and Passion, all confused; Still hy himself ahused, or disahused; Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge ot Truth, in endless Error hurled: The glory, jest and riddle ot the world!' Trearing this question...

...doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such Whether he thinks too little or too much:...prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world! Alexander Pope (1688-1744) Contents List of figures...

...century. 7. Europe— Religion— 18th century. I. Title. BR470.B97 1997 210'.94'09033— dc21 97-20355 Created half to rise and half to fall; Great lord...error hurl'd; The glory, jest and riddle of the world! Alexander Pope, Essay on Man, Epistle II THIS BOOK IS FOR CECILIA Contents Preface be 1 . Changing...

...Pride, in erring Reason's spite, One truth is clear. 'Whatever IS, IS RIGHT'. 8898 An Essay on Man t got the hurled; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world! 8899 An Essay on Man Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how...

...God or Beast . . . Chaos of Thought and Passion, all confused; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd; Created half to rise and half to fall; Great lord...prey to all, Sole judge of Truth, in endless Error hurled: The glory, jest and riddle of the world! Alexander Pope1 I . THE FRUITS OF PHILOSOPHY [Philosophia]...

...reas'ning but to err; Chaos of Thought and Passion, all confus'd; Still by himself abus'd, or disabus'd; Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all. (An Essay on Man, 11, 3~i4)38 This is great poetry. Its mastery of rhythm, antithesis, and diction...

...ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much; Still by himself abused or disabus'd Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord...hurl'd: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world! ' The Pauline expression of this human duality is a moral conflict. So I find it to be a law that when...

...little, or too much. Chaos of Thought and Passion, all confus'd; Still by himself abus'd, ordisabus'd; Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord...hurl'd: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!" (Alexander Pope, Essay on Man) „Ich glaube der Mensch ist am Ende ein so freies Wesen, daß ihm das...