 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1824 - 424 pages
...and, to this their principle, the latter word alludes, whose Virtue, as he says afterwards, is "fix'd He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a God, or Beast ; NOTES. " fix'd as in a frost, Contracted all, retiring to the breast : But strength of mind is EXERCISE... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...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,...body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but (o err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of thought... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...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,...his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err ; Ю Alike in ignorance, hie reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...the seeptie side, With too mueh weakness for the stoie's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to aet, , & Bom but to die, and reasoning but to err ; Alike in ignoranee, his reason sueh, Whether he thinks too... | |
 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - America - 1825 - 486 pages
...certain comforts : f '" Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, or rudely great, He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest, In doubt to decnvhimself a god or beast." How far these observations are applicable to the whole body of Indians... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 pages
...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,...prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; 1O Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much: Chaos of thought... | |
 | Extracts - 1828 - 786 pages
...state, A being darkly wise and rudely great; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With loo much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between,...or body to prefer; Born but to die, and reasoning bat to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether ho thinks too little or too much : Chaos of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...of a middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic s it me, with human gore distain'd, To the pure skies these horrid hands to raise, Or offer hea ; 1л doubt to deem himself a god, or beast \ In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die,... | |
 | Samuel B. EMMONS - English language - 1832 - 168 pages
...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,...doubt his mind or body to prefer, Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much:... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...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,...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... | |
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Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. Plac'd 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,... 
