 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; 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...  The Works of Alexander Pope; - Page 49by Alexander Pope - 1822Full view - About this book
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 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 - English language - 1843 - 50 pages
...deem himself a God, or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such,...little or too much ; Chaos of thought and passion, all confused ; Still by himself abused, or disabused ; Created half to rise, and half to fall ; 15 Great... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...Stoic's pride, Ho hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast ; e, and Tully join'd. The great deliverer he ! who from the reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1844 - 94 pages
...himself a God, or beast ; — In doubt his mind or body to prefer; jjorn but jg_dje, and reasoning but to err :> 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such,...little or too much; Chaos of thought and passion, all confused ; Still by himself abused, or disabused; Created half to rise, and half to fall ; 15 Great... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1846 - 328 pages
...deem himself a god, or beast ; In doubt bis mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such,...little or too much ; Chaos of thought and passion, all confused i Still by himself abused or disabused ; Created half to rise, or half to fall ; Great lord... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1848 - 642 pages
...himself a god, or heast ; In douht his mind or hody to prefer ; Born hut to die, and reasoning hut to err; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether...little or too much ; Chaos of thought and passion, all confused ; Still hy himself ahused or disahused ; Created half to rise, or half to fall ; Great lord... | |
 | Goold Brown - English language - 1848 - 324 pages
...child." OBs. 3. — The participle being is often understood after nouns or pronoun* put absolute; as, " Alike in ignorance, his reason [ ] such, Whether he thinks too little or too much." — Pope. OBs. 4. — All nouns in the second person are either put absolute, according to Rule 25th,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 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 - 1850 - 94 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; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little , or too much : Chaos of Thought... | |
 | Goold Brown - English language - 1851 - 324 pages
...child." OBS. 3. — The participle being is often understood after nouns or pronoun* put absolute; as, " Alike in ignorance, his reason [ ] such, Whether he thinks too little or too much." — Pope. OBs, 4. — All nouns in the second person are either pat absolute, according to Rule 25th,... | |
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