An essay on man [by A. Pope]. With some humourous verses on the death of dean Swift, written by himselfPrinted, & sold by the Booksellers of London & Westminster, 1736 - 32 من الصفحات |
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... turn their Heads to imitate the Sun. Go teach eternal Wisdom how to rule ; Then drop into Thyfelf , and be a Fool ! Superior Beings , when of late they faw A mortal Man unfold all Nature's Law , Admir'd fuch Wisdom in an earthly Shape ...
... turn their Heads to imitate the Sun. Go teach eternal Wisdom how to rule ; Then drop into Thyfelf , and be a Fool ! Superior Beings , when of late they faw A mortal Man unfold all Nature's Law , Admir'd fuch Wisdom in an earthly Shape ...
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... , 135 As Heav'ns blefs'd Beam turns Vinegar more fow'r ; We , wretched Subjects , tho ' to lawful Sway , 14 In this weak Queen , fome Fav'rite ftill obey . Ah ! Ah ! if she lend not Arms , as well 12 Epift . II . ESSAY on MAN .
... , 135 As Heav'ns blefs'd Beam turns Vinegar more fow'r ; We , wretched Subjects , tho ' to lawful Sway , 14 In this weak Queen , fome Fav'rite ftill obey . Ah ! Ah ! if she lend not Arms , as well 12 Epift . II . ESSAY on MAN .
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... turn Pleader , to perfuade The Choice we make , or juftify it , made ; Proud of an eafy Conqueft all along , She but removes weak Paffions for the Strong ; So , when small ... turns to Good from Ill , And Epift . II . ESSAY on MAN . 13.
... turn Pleader , to perfuade The Choice we make , or juftify it , made ; Proud of an eafy Conqueft all along , She but removes weak Paffions for the Strong ; So , when small ... turns to Good from Ill , And Epift . II . ESSAY on MAN . 13.
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... turns the other's Bounds invade , As in fome well - wrought Picture Light and Shade , And oft fo mix , the Diff'rence is too nice , Where ends the Virtue , or begins the Vice : 190 195 Fools ! who from hence into the Notion fall , That ...
... turns the other's Bounds invade , As in fome well - wrought Picture Light and Shade , And oft fo mix , the Diff'rence is too nice , Where ends the Virtue , or begins the Vice : 190 195 Fools ! who from hence into the Notion fall , That ...
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... Turn of Mind . Whether with Reafon , or with Inftinct bleft , Know , all enjoy that Power which fuits them beft . To Blifs , alike , by that Direction tend , And find the Means proportion'd to their End . Say , where full Inftinct is th ...
... Turn of Mind . Whether with Reafon , or with Inftinct bleft , Know , all enjoy that Power which fuits them beft . To Blifs , alike , by that Direction tend , And find the Means proportion'd to their End . Say , where full Inftinct is th ...
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abfurd Afpiring againſt alike Beaſt Becauſe beft Behold beſt Bleffing blefs'd bleft Blifs Bliſs Caufe Cauſe Courſe Creature Dean DEAN SWIFT Death Defire deſtroy diff'rent dy'd e'er Eafe Earth Eaſe EPISTLE eternal Ev'n ev'ry fame fave Fear ferves fhall fhould fince firft firſt fix'd foar fome Fool form'd Friend ftill fuch fupply gen'ral giv'n gives Gole Gout Happineſs happy Heav'n himſelf Hope Inftinct Int'reft Itfelf juft Juftice Kings Knave Laft laſt Learn'd lefs leſs Love Man's Mankind Mind moft moſt muft muſt Nature Nature's never o'er Paffion Pain pleaſe Pleaſure Pow'r prefent Pride Profe Profpect raiſe Reafon reft reſtrain rife riſe Satyrs Self-Love Senfe ſerve ſhall Skreen Soul ſtill Syſtem taught thee thefe theſe thine Things thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro Tyrant underſtood Univerſe Vice Virtue Wants Weakneſs Whate'er whofe Whole whoſe wife Wiſdom worfe World
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الصفحة 9 - With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, 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 reas'ning but to err...
الصفحة 30 - The only point where human bliss stands still, And tastes the good without the fall to ill ; Where only merit...
الصفحة 10 - Created half to rise, and half to fall: Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd; The glory jest, and riddle of the world!
الصفحة 27 - I'll tell you, friend! a wise man and a fool. You'll find, if once the monarch acts the monk, Or, cobbler-like, the parson will be drunk, Worth makes the man, and want of it, the fellow; The rest is all but leather or prunella.
الصفحة 28 - Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave.
الصفحة 2 - Say first, of God above, or man below, What can we reason, but from what we know ? Of man, what see we but his station here, From which to reason, or to which refer ? Thro' worlds unnumber'd tho' the God be known, "Tis ours to trace him only in our own.
الصفحة 10 - Man, but for that, no action could attend, And, but for this, were active to no end: Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot: Or, meteor-like, flame lawless through the void, Destroying others, by himself destroy'd.
الصفحة 27 - The friar hooded, and the monarch crown'd. " What differ more (you cry) than crown and cowl !" I'll tell you, friend ! a wise man and a fool.
الصفحة 18 - Joy tunes his voice, joy elevates his wings. Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat ? Loves of his own and raptures swell the note.
الصفحة 1 - 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.