 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,...  L'essai sur l'homme - Page 38by Alexander Pope - 1821 - 207 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Arend Fokke - 1835 - 310 pages
...gedachte de schrandere Engelschman Por E, in navolging van den Duitschen dichter , aldus uitdrukt : He hangs between ; in doubt to act , or rest , In doubt to deern himself a God , or Beast. Dat is : Hij -wankelt, in twijfel zijnde, of hij werken wil of rusten... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1836 - 332 pages
...middle stato, 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...his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much... | |
 | Charles Bucke - Anecdotes - 1837 - 360 pages
...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, He hangs...god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer, Bom but to die, and reasoning but to err.' LXIV. WHO SELDOM RETURN BOWS. THE influence of a bow from... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With humble / reasoning but to en- ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great: With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, With : & & &i'j'y ' U# 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
...state, A being darkly wise, and richly great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, 5 With to much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between...doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...great : With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, Ho deep, comprehensive, clear, Exact, and elegant ; in...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
...state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, 5 With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs...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, Whether he, thinks... | |
 | Christian literature, American - 1844 - 398 pages
...Elate, A being darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the seeptic's side. With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs...or rest, In doubt to deem himself a god or beast" But from this darkness and mystery, this chaos of conflicting principles in the nature of man, they... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1846 - 328 pages
...middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely groat : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs...In doubt to 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... | |
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