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,... An essay on man. Cornish ed - Página 32por Alexander Pope - 1798Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Alexander Pope - 1828 - 222 páginas
...to deem himself a god or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether...little or too much : 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... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 809 páginas
...particles subsided, then tho« leitni beds were, in all probability, repositcd in the eartk. Ver/un. Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much : Chaia of thought and passion, all confused, Still by himself abused or disabused. Pope. Here, waiter,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 páginas
...side, With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; 1л reat sire polluted praise. You with your matrons go, a spotless train ! reasoning but to err; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much... | |
| William Danby - 1831 - 296 páginas
...them necessary; for what else would there be for the varying needle to point at ? If Pope's CCLII. " Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much," is true, what is to supply the deficiency in man's power of acquiring knowledge ? what, but the concurrence... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 páginas
...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...God, or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Bom but to die, and reasoning but to err ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 páginas
...to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether...little, or too much; Chaos of thought and passion, all confused Still by himself abused, or disabused; Created half to rise, and half to fall ; Great lord... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1832 - 86 páginas
...With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between : in doubt to act or rest ; In doubts to deem himself a god or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer, Born but to die, and reas'oing but to err ; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too... | |
| 1834 - 372 páginas
...XXII. " 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 orjbeast." POPE. THE tortoise pace at which Rustum proceeded, accorded well with Alraschid's present... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 páginas
...great ; With too much knowlege 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...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... | |
| Arend Fokke - 1835 - 310 páginas
...gedachte de schrandere Engelschman Por E, in navolging van den Duitschen dichter , aldus uitdrukt : He hangs between ; in doubt to act , or rest , In doubt to deern himself a God , or Beast. Dat is : Hij -wankelt, in twijfel zijnde, of hij werken wil of rusten... | |
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