An Essay on Man, 1734 |
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... 'refts to refign ; 250 Taught half by reason , half by mere decay , To welcome Death , and calmly pafs away . Whate'er the Paffion , Knowledge , Fame , or Pelf E 2 EPISTLES . 35 That, happy Frailties to all ranks apply'd, ...
... 'refts to refign ; 250 Taught half by reason , half by mere decay , To welcome Death , and calmly pafs away . Whate'er the Paffion , Knowledge , Fame , or Pelf E 2 EPISTLES . 35 That, happy Frailties to all ranks apply'd, ...
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... happy , Nature to explore ; The fool is happy , that he knows no more ; The rich are happy in the plenty giv'n ; The poor contents him with the care of Heav'n . See the blind Beggar dance , the Cripple fing , The Sot a Hero , Lunatic a ...
... happy , Nature to explore ; The fool is happy , that he knows no more ; The rich are happy in the plenty giv'n ; The poor contents him with the care of Heav'n . See the blind Beggar dance , the Cripple fing , The Sot a Hero , Lunatic a ...
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... happy thofe ; But Heav'n's juft balance equal will appear , While those are plac'd in Hope , and thefe in Fear : Not prefent Good or Ill , the joy or curse , But future views , of Better , or of Worfe . Oh Sons of Earth ! attempt ye ...
... happy thofe ; But Heav'n's juft balance equal will appear , While those are plac'd in Hope , and thefe in Fear : Not prefent Good or Ill , the joy or curse , But future views , of Better , or of Worfe . Oh Sons of Earth ! attempt ye ...
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act the foul afcends alike Beaſt beſt blefling bleft blifs Bliſs boundleſs burſting Cæfar Catiline Cauſe Acts confiftent Creature defire deſtroy deſtroy'd diff'rent diſeaſe Earth eaſe EPISTLE Eternal Ev'n ev'ry Faith fame fave Fear feaſt ferves fhall fince firft firſt fix'd foar fome Fool form'd Friend ftill fucceeds fuch gen'ral giv❜n greateſt Happineſs happy Heav'n himſelf Hope Inftruct Inſtinct int'reft itſelf juft juſt Juſtice Kings Laws Learn'd lefs leſs Love Madneſs Man's mankind Menston Mind moſt muſt Nature Nature's o'er Ourselves to know Paffion pain perfect pleaſe Pleaſure pow'rs prefent Pride Profe Purpoſe Purſue raiſe Reafon reft reftrains reſt rife riſe SCOLAR PRESS Self-love Senfe ſenſe ſmall Soul ſpread ſprings ſtate ſtill ſtrength ſtrong Syſtem taught thee thefe theſe things thinks thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro Tyrant Univerſal uſe Vice Virtue weak whofe whole wife Wiſdom