 | Alexander Pope - 1844 - 94 Seiten
...life, 263, &c. f I. KNOW then thyself, presume not God to scan ; "The proper study of mankind is Man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being...or rest ; In doubt to deem 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... | |
 | 1844 - 398 Seiten
...middle 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... | |
 | Mark Hopkins - 1846 - 530 Seiten
...reason and passion, conscience and desire, often seem to be, and are, opposing forces, and man is left " In doubt to act or rest, In doubt to deem himself a god or beast, In doubt his soul or body to prefer." " The intestine war of reason against the passions," says Pascal,... | |
 | Mark Hopkins - 1846 - 396 Seiten
...reason and passion, conscience and desire, often seem to be, and are, opposing forces, and man is left "In doubt to act or rest, In doubt to deem himself a god or beast, In doubt his soul or body to prefer." " The intestine war of reason against the passions," says Pascal,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 Seiten
...truth ; he hath, with VARIATIONS. Ver. 2.] Ed. 1st. The only science of Mankind is Man. — Warburton. With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, 5 With...or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a God, or Beast ; NOTES. great judgment, represented Men as doubting and wavering between the right and wrong object... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 Seiten
...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...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,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1850 - 94 Seiten
...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...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,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1850 - 510 Seiten
...great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, lie 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; Horn but to die, and reasoning but to err; 10 Alike in ignorance,... | |
 | 1851 - 496 Seiten
...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...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,... | |
 | 1852 - 874 Seiten
...middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, er'd, stale, and trite, Which modern ladies call polite...sit In admiration at her wit. But let me now awhi In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; Alike in ignorance,... | |
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Know then thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is man. Placed 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,... 
