 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1821 - 252 pages
...pride , He hangs between ; in doubt to act , or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a God , or Beast ; In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer ; Born but to...and reas'ning but to err ; Alike in ignorance his reason such , Whether he think too little , or too much ; SUR L'HOMME. EPITRE DEUXIEME. I. Au lieu... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1821 - 268 pages
...Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest; In doubt to deem himself a God ; or Beast ; In doubt, his Mind or Body to prefer; Born but to...and reas'ning but to err ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much : Chaos of Thought and Passion, all confus'd;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 86 pages
...stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a God, or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err ; 10 Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd ; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd : Created half... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt 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 he thinks too little, or too much... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 370 pages
...Ode on Life and Fame. As also line 205, in the 4th Epistle, To Kings, or to the Favourites of Kings. In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much : Chaos of Thought... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 372 pages
...Ode on Life and Fame. As also line 205, in the 4th Epistle, To Kings, or to the Favourites of Kings. his Mind or Body to prefer; Born but to die, and reas'ning but to eir ; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much : Chaos of... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 276 pages
...the stoic's pride, He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest; In doubt to deem himself a god or beast In doubt his mind or body to prefer Born but to die, and reasoning but to err 36. E Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1824 - 80 pages
...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'ning but to err ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1824 - 424 pages
...mourir, qu'il est ne, qu'il respire ; Et toute sa raison n'est presque qu'un delire." and VOL. V. G In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err ; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of thought... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 422 pages
...mourir, qu'il est ne, qu'il respire ; Et toute sa raison n'est presque qu'un delire." and VOL. V. G In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err ; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of thought... | |
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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, He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest;... 
