...all confus'd ; Still by himself abus'd, or disabus'd ; Created half to rise, and half to fall ; 15 Great Lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole...hurl'd ; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world ! NOTES. Ver. 10. Born but to die, $c.] The author's meaning is, that as we are born to die, and yet...

...a god, or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks...hurl'd : The glory, jest, and riddle of the world ! Go, soar with Plato, to the empyreal sphere, To the first good, first perfect, and first fair ; Or tread...

...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, his reason such, Whether he thinks...prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled ; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world ! Go, wondrous creature ! mount where Science guides...

...thought and passion, all confused i Still by himself abused or disabused ; Created half to rise, or half to fall ; Great lord of all things, yet a prey...of the world ! Go, wondrous creature! mount where scicnce guides, Go, measure earth, weigh air, and state the tides ; 20 Instruct the planets in what...

...or beast ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much ; He is a chaos of thought and passion all confused, Still by...prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled, The glory, jest, and riddle of the world." A late popular writer, (Paschal, quoted by Dr. Bushnell,...

...or too much : Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd ; Still by himself abus'd, or disabus'd ; Philistean Dalilah, and wak'd Shorn of his strength,...virtue : silent, and in face Confounded, long they work) ! Go, wondrous creature! mount where Science guides, Go, measure Earth, weigh air, and state...

...Passion, all confused ; Still by himself abused or disabused ; Created half to rise, and half to fall; 15 Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole...error hurl'd : The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!3 Go, wondrous creature ! mount where Science guides, Go, measure earth, weigh air, and state...

...Passion, all confused ; Still by himself abused or disabused ; Created half to rise, and half to fall; 15 Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole...error hurl'd : The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!2 Go, wondrous creature ! mount where Science guides, Go, measure earth, weigh air, and state...

...god, or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks...hurl'd : The glory, jest, and riddle of the world ! l 1 ' Glory, jest, and riddle of the world : ' Pascal in his ' Pensees ' has a thought almost identical...

...god, or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks...hurl'd : The glory, jest, and riddle of the world ! l 1 ' Glory, jest, and riddle of the world : ' Pascal in his ' Pensees ' has a thought almost identical...