 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,...  The Works of Alexander Pope: Moral essays - Strana 27podľa Alexander Pope - 1751Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - 1874 - Počet stránok 588
...darkly wise, and rudely great; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With two 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; Bom but to die,... | |
 | 1739 - Počet stránok 480
...State, «' A Being darkly wife, ani rudely great, " With too much Knowledge for the Sceptick fide, " With too much weaknefs for the Stoic's Pride, " He hangs between ; in doubt to aft or reft, " In doubt to deem himfelf a God or Beaft j " In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer, «*... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - Počet stránok 272
...'str0njZ£r-, a*» ^£* fily^cfa n^aSt/, EP.H. ESSAY ON MAN. With too much knowledge for the Sceptic fide, With too much weaknefs for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to a<S, or reft ; In doubt to deem himfelf a God, or Beaft ; In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer ; Born... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - Počet stránok 378
...On the contrary, had he fuppofed Man fo blind a; to be bufied inchufing,, 40 ESSAY ON MAN. EP. II. With too much knowledge for the Sceptic fide, 5 With...much weaknefs for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between j in doubt to a<ft, or reft j In doubt to deem himfelf a God, or Beaft ; COMMENTARY. knowledge of our... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - Počet stránok 238
...of Mankind is Man. Plac'd on this ifthmus of a middle ftate, A Being darkly wife, and rudely great: With too much knowledge for the Sceptic fide, 5 With...for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between; in doubt to ad, or reft; In doubt to deem himfelf a God, or Beaft; In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer ; Born but... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - Počet stránok 402
...doubting and wavering between the right and wrong object ; from which ftate there are great hopes he j With too much knowledge for the Sceptic fide, 5 With too much weaknefs for the Stoic's pride, COMMENTARY. fend us to the knowlege of oar owh Nature : You fouft rriock us when you talk of this as... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1762 - Počet stránok 370
...middle ftate, A Being darkly wife ; and rudely great : With too much knowledge fur the Sceptic fide, ç With too much weaknefs for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to adt, or reft; In doubt to deem himfelf a God , or Beaft ; In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer ; Born... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1763 - Počet stránok 150
...equally ivreag, the cafe had appeared defperate, and all jiudy of Man had been effectually difcouraged. With too much knowledge for the Sceptic fide, 5 With...between ; in doubt to act, or reft ; In doubt to deem himfelfaGod, orBeaft; In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer; Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1763 - Počet stránok 150
...equally 'wrong, the cafe had appeared defperate, and all Jlutly of Man had been effectually difcouraged. With too much knowledge for the Sceptic fide, 5 With...between ; in doubt to act, or reft ; In doubt to deem himfelfaGod, orBeaft; In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer; Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err;... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - Počet stránok 600
...wavering between the objects of right and wrong, " With too much knowledge for the Sceptic " fide, ** With too much weaknefs for the Stoic's .." pride, ,-• " He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or reftj ** In doubt to deem himfelf a God, or Beaft ; - " In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer ; " Born... | |
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