An Essay on Man, 1734 |
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... thee ? - 220 VER . 205. the headlong Lioness- ] The manner of the Lions hunting their Prey in the Deferts of Africa is this ; at their firft going out in the night - time they fet up a loud Roar , and then liften to the Noife made by ...
... thee ? - 220 VER . 205. the headlong Lioness- ] The manner of the Lions hunting their Prey in the Deferts of Africa is this ; at their firft going out in the night - time they fet up a loud Roar , and then liften to the Noife made by ...
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... thee , From thee to Nothing ! - On fuperior pow'rs Were we to press , inferior might on ours ; Or in the full Creation leave a Void , 225 230 235 Where , one step broken , the great Scale's destroy'd : From Nature's Chain whatever link ...
... thee , From thee to Nothing ! - On fuperior pow'rs Were we to press , inferior might on ours ; Or in the full Creation leave a Void , 225 230 235 Where , one step broken , the great Scale's destroy'd : From Nature's Chain whatever link ...
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... thee . Submit in this , or any other Sphere , Secure to be as bleft as thou canst bear ; Safe in the hand of one difpofing Pow'r , Or in the natal , or the mortal Hour . All Nature is but Art , unknown to thee ; 280 All Chance ...
... thee . Submit in this , or any other Sphere , Secure to be as bleft as thou canst bear ; Safe in the hand of one difpofing Pow'r , Or in the natal , or the mortal Hour . All Nature is but Art , unknown to thee ; 280 All Chance ...
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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