| Charles Bucke - 1837 - 360 páginas
...of a middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great; With too much knowledge for the sceptic's side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride,...god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer, Bom but to die, and reasoning but to err.' LXIV. WHO SELDOM RETURN BOWS. THE influence of a bow from... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 páginas
...presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is Man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, k, / en- ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much : Chaos of thought... | |
| John Aikin - 1841 - 840 páginas
...presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is man. Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, &"# ' $ ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much : Chaos of thought... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 826 páginas
...God to scan, V The proper study of mankind is man. — — Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, vements of the mind, And with the moral beauty Ho hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast ; In doubt his... | |
| 1844 - 398 páginas
...of a middle Elate, A being darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the seeptic's side. With too much weakness for the stoic's pride,...or rest, In doubt to deem himself a god or beast" But from this darkness and mystery, this chaos of conflicting principles in the nature of man, they... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1844 - 94 páginas
...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, 5 With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1846 - 328 páginas
...of mankind is man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely groat : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With...In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast ; In doubt bis mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err; 10 Alike in ignorance, his... | |
| Mark Hopkins - 1846 - 396 páginas
...reason and passion, conscience and desire, often seem to be, and are, opposing forces, and man is left "In doubt to act or rest, In doubt to deem himself a god or beast, In doubt his soul or body to prefer." " The intestine war of reason against the passions," says Pascal, " has given... | |
| Mark Hopkins - 1846 - 530 páginas
...reason and passion, conscience and desire, often seem to be, and are, opposing forces, and man is left " In doubt to act or rest, In doubt to deem himself a god or beast, In doubt his soul or body to prefer." " The intestine war of reason against the passions," says Pascal, " has given... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 páginas
...The only science of Mankind is Man. — Warburton. With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, 5 With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs...or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a God, or Beast ; NOTES. great judgment, represented Men as doubting and wavering between the right and wrong object... | |
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