 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...  Essai sur l'homme - Page 30by Alexander Pope - 1762 - 116 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...Stojc's pride, He hangs Vein era ; In doubt to act, or rest; In doubt to di-cm' himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but tperrj 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason Biieh, Whether he thinks too little, or too... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...or body to prefer; fiom but to die, and reasoning but to err; 10 AKke in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much: Chaos of thought and passion, all coufus'd ; Still by himself ahus'd ordisnbus'd; Created half to rise, and half to fall... | |
 | William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - Theology - 1811 - 446 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. And as he hath given this description of Man, for the very contrary purpose to... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pages
...says, ? With too much weakness for tlie Stoic's pride. Alik* " Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much ; Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd, Still by himself' abusd, or disabusd. ie the proper sphere of his reason is... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - Anglican Communion - 1811 - 454 pages
...pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, 'or rest ; In dpubt to deem himself a god, or beast ; Ih, doubt, his mind, or body to prefer, Born but to die, and reasoning but to err. And as be hath given this description of Man, for the very contrary purpose to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 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 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 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'riing but to err ; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In donbt 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 igorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much: Chaos of Thought and... | |
 | 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 to... | |
 | 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 die, and reas'ning but to err ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much : Chaos of Thought... | |
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