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... Moral essays - Seite 40von Alexander Pope - 1751Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Ray Fuller, Patricia Noonan Walsh, Patrick McGinley - 1997 - 354 Seiten
...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: Chaos of thought and passion, all confused; Still by himself abused, or disabused; Created half to rise and half to fall;... | |
| Thorsten Paprotny - 1999 - 254 Seiten
...mind or body to prefer, Born but to die, and reas'ning to err; 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 abus'd, ordisabus'd; Created half to rise, and half to fall;... | |
| Edward Harrison - 2000 - 586 Seiten
...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; Chaos of thought and passion, all confused: Still by himself abused, or disabused; Created half to rise, and half to fall;... | |
| Elizabeth Hamilton - 2000 - 428 Seiten
...the most sublime proof of the perfectibility of man!" CHAP. IX. "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 abus 'd, or disabus 'd." POPE.53 JULIA was now so far recovered,... | |
| David L. Sills, Robert King Merton - 2000 - 466 Seiten
...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; Still by himself abus'd, or disabus'd; Created half to rise, and half to fall;... | |
| Roy Porter - 2000 - 776 Seiten
...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; Still by himself abus'd, or disabus'd; Created half to rise, and half to fall;... | |
| Manfred Kuehn - 2001 - 580 Seiten
...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, Still by himself abus'd, or disabus'd; Created half to rise, and half to fall;... | |
| Alain Bony - 2002 - 256 Seiten
...or Boby 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, ail contus'd; Still by himself abus'd, or disabus'd: Created half to rise, and half to fall;... | |
| Arthur Paterson Lee - 2001 - 332 Seiten
...mind or body to prefer; Born 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 confused; Still by himself abused, or disabused; Created half to rise, and half to fall;... | |
| Barbara Ellen Bowe - 2003 - 242 Seiten
...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: Chaos of thought and Passion, all confus'd; Still by himself abus'tl, or tlisabus'd; Created half to rise and half to fall;... | |
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