An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles to H. St. John, Lord Bolingbroke. To which is Added, the Universal Prayer |
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... mix'd and soften'd , in his work unite : These ' tis enough to temper and employ ; But what composes man , can man destroy : Suffice that reason keep to nature's road , Subject , compound them , follow her and God . Love , hope and joy ...
... mix'd and soften'd , in his work unite : These ' tis enough to temper and employ ; But what composes man , can man destroy : Suffice that reason keep to nature's road , Subject , compound them , follow her and God . Love , hope and joy ...
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... mix'd ; The dross cements what else were too refin'd , And in one int'rest body acts with mind . 190 As fruits ungrateful to the planter's care , On savage stocks inserted , learn to bear ; The surest virtues thus from passions shoot ...
... mix'd ; The dross cements what else were too refin'd , And in one int'rest body acts with mind . 190 As fruits ungrateful to the planter's care , On savage stocks inserted , learn to bear ; The surest virtues thus from passions shoot ...
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... mix'd state . 200 Such is the world's great harmony , that springs 2.95 From order , union , full consent of things : Where small and great , where weak and mighty , made To serve , not suffer , strengthen , not invade ; More powerful ...
... mix'd state . 200 Such is the world's great harmony , that springs 2.95 From order , union , full consent of things : Where small and great , where weak and mighty , made To serve , not suffer , strengthen , not invade ; More powerful ...
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... mix'd ; sweet recreation ; And innocence , which most does please , With meditation . Thus let me live , unseen , unknown ; Thus unlamented let me die ; Steal from the world , and not a stone Tell where I lie . * This was a very early ...
... mix'd ; sweet recreation ; And innocence , which most does please , With meditation . Thus let me live , unseen , unknown ; Thus unlamented let me die ; Steal from the world , and not a stone Tell where I lie . * This was a very early ...
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acts the soul ALEXANDER POPE alike angels ARGUMENT OF EPISTLE beast blessing blest blind bliss breath Catiline cause chain comets confest creature death diff'rence earth ease EPISTLE II Essay eternal ethereal Ev'n ev'ry faith fame father fear fix'd folly fool form'd forms gen'ral giv'n giv❜n gives happiness heart Heav'n honour hope human imperfect indolent instinct int'rest justice kings knave Learn learn'd lives Lord man's mankind mind mix'd monarch moral nature nature's nature's law never o'er O'erlook'd pain passion peace perfect plac'd planets Pleas'd pleasure poet Pope pow'rs pride principle proper religion rest rill rise seen double self-love and social sense seraph sev'ral sire skies Socrates sphere taught tempests thee thine things thou toil truth Turenne Twas tyrant UNIVERSAL PRAYER virtue's weak Whate'er whole wise