An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles to H. St. John, Lord BolingbrokeH. Benton, 1824 - 48 páginas |
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... to 216. V. How odious vice in itself , and how we deceive ourselves into it , ver . 217. VI . That , however , the ends of Providence and general good are answered in our passions and imperfec- tions , ver . 238 , & c . How THE DESIGN .
... to 216. V. How odious vice in itself , and how we deceive ourselves into it , ver . 217. VI . That , however , the ends of Providence and general good are answered in our passions and imperfec- tions , ver . 238 , & c . How THE DESIGN .
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... passions of hope and fear , ver . 70. III . What the happiness of individuals is , as far as is consistent with the constitution of this world ; and that the good man has here the advantage , ver . 77. The error of imputing to virtue ...
... passions of hope and fear , ver . 70. III . What the happiness of individuals is , as far as is consistent with the constitution of this world ; and that the good man has here the advantage , ver . 77. The error of imputing to virtue ...
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... passions ' , being's use and end ; Why doing , suff'ring , check'd , impell'd ; and why This hour a slave , the next a deity . 65 Then say not , man's imperfect , Heav'n in fault ; Say rather , man's as perfect as he ought ; 70 His ...
... passions ' , being's use and end ; Why doing , suff'ring , check'd , impell'd ; and why This hour a slave , the next a deity . 65 Then say not , man's imperfect , Heav'n in fault ; Say rather , man's as perfect as he ought ; 70 His ...
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... passion discompos'd the mind ; But all subsists by elemental strife ; And passions are the elements of life . The gen'ral order , since the whole began , Is kept in nature , and is kept in man . 170 VI . What would this man ? now upward ...
... passion discompos'd the mind ; But all subsists by elemental strife ; And passions are the elements of life . The gen'ral order , since the whole began , Is kept in nature , and is kept in man . 170 VI . What would this man ? now upward ...
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... passion , all confus'd ; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd ; Created half to rise , and half to fall ; 5 10 15 Great lord of all things , yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth , in endless error hurl'd ; The glory jest , and riddle ...
... passion , all confus'd ; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd ; Created half to rise , and half to fall ; 5 10 15 Great lord of all things , yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth , in endless error hurl'd ; The glory jest , and riddle ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles, to H.St.John, Lord Bolingbroke Alexander Pope Vista completa - 1867 |
An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles, to H. St. John, Lord Bolingbroke Alexander Pope Vista completa - 1824 |
An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles, to H. St. John, Lord Bolingbroke Alexander Pope Vista completa - 1852 |
Términos y frases comunes
acts the soul ALEXANDER POPE alike angels ARGUMENT OF EPISTLE beast bless'd blessing blest blind bliss breath Catiline cause chain comets confest creature death diff'rence earth ease EPISTLE IV Essay eternal ethereal Ev'n ev'ry faith fame father fear fix'd folly fool form'd forms gen'ral giv'n gives gods happiness heart Heav'n honour hope human imperfect indolent instinct int'rest justice kings knave Learn learn'd lives Lord man's mankind mind mix'd monarch moral nature nature's nature's law never o'er pain passion peace perfect plac'd planets Pleas'd pleasure poet Pope pow'rs pride principle proper religion rill rise seen double self-love and social sense seraph sev'ral sire skies Socrates sphere taught tempests thee thine things thou toil truth Turenne Twas tyrant virtue's weak Whate'er whole wise YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
Pasajes populares
Página 19 - Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent : Breathes in our soul, informs our mortal part, As full, as perfect, in a hair as heart; As full, as perfect, in vile man that mourns, As the rapt seraph that adores and burns : To him no high, no low, no great, no small ; He fills, he bounds, connects, and equals all.
Página 20 - 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...
Página 53 - What Conscience dictates to be done, Or warns me not to do; This teach me more than Hell to shun, That more than Heav'n pursue. What blessings thy free bounty gives Let me not cast away; For God is paid when man receives; T
Página 12 - Heaven from all creatures hides the book of Fate, All but the page prescribed, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know: Or who could suffer being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.
Página 10 - The latent tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar; Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise ; , Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man.
Página 13 - Lo the poor Indian ! whose untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind ; His soul, proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk, or milky way...
Página 13 - Hope humbly then; with trembling pinions soar; Wait the great teacher Death; and God adore. What future bliss, he gives not thee to know, But gives that Hope to be thy blessing now.
Página 54 - Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
Página 54 - Let not this weak, unknowing hand Presume Thy bolts to throw, And deal damnation round the land, On each I judge Thy foe.
Página 56 - Hark! they whisper; Angels say, Sister Spirit, come away. What is this absorbs me quite? Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath?