 | 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, " has given... | |
 | Jacob A. Belzen - 1997 - 294 Seiten
...proper study of mankind, Man, is placed on the "isthmus of a middle state"; he is 'hanging between', "In doubt to deem himself a God or Beast,/ In doubt his mind or body to prefer". Such an ambiguous being or intermediate entity cannot be studied by any simple, one-dimensional method.... | |
 | Blanford Parker - 1998 - 282 Seiten
...in An Essay on 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...doubt his mind or Body to prefer, Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err; Chaos of Thought and Passion, all confus'd; Still by himself abus'd, or disabus'd;... | |
 | Warren S. Brown, Nancey C. Murphy, H. Newton Malony - 1997 - 276 Seiten
...isthmus of a middle state, being darkly wise and rudely great; with too much knowledge for the skeptic side, with too much weakness for the stoic's pride,...God, or beast; in doubt his mind or body to prefer. . . . Sole judge of Truth, in endless Error hurled: The glory, jest and riddle of the world! Today,... | |
 | Helen Ruth Bass, Diane Morrill - 1998 - 132 Seiten
...isthmus of a middle state A being darkly wise and rudely great: With too much knowledge for the skeptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride...or rest; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; — from "An Essay on Man" by Alexander Pope Name Date Tercet Here you come with your old music, and... | |
 | John Cottingham - 1998 - 250 Seiten
...Ratiocentric ethics Plac'd on this 1sthmus of a middle state A being darkly wise, and rudely great . . . He hangs between; in doubt to act or rest, In doubt to deem himself a God or Beast . . . Chaos of Thought and Passion, all confused; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd; Created half... | |
 | Bruno Barnhart - 1999 - 292 Seiten
...presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is man. Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With...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;... | |
 | Ellis Sandoz - 1999 - 253 Seiten
...picture of human reality: Plac'd in 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 pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act or rest; In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer; Born but... | |
 | Thorsten Paprotny - 1999 - 254 Seiten
...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 a Stoic's pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest, In doubt to deen himself a god, or beast,... | |
 | John Cartwright - 2000 - 406 Seiten
...Evolution of Brain Size 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...doubt his Mind or body to prefer. Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err. (Pope, 'Essay on Man') We share much of our basic anatomy and physiology with... | |
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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,... 
