 | David L. Sills, Robert King Merton - 2000 - عدد الصفحات: 466
...reas'ning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much: Chaos of Thought and Passion, all confus'd; Still...prey to all; Sole judge of Truth, in endless Error hurl'd: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world! An Essay on Man (1733) 1950: Epistle 2, 53-56. 2... | |
 | Edward Harrison - 2000 - عدد الصفحات: 586
...little or too much; Chaos of thought and passion, all confused: Still by himself abused, or disabused; Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord...prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world! Alexander Pope (1688-1744), An Essay on Man 2 "Behold... | |
 | Michael Shermer - 2001 - عدد الصفحات: 368
...himself a god or beast; In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err; Created half to rise, and half to fall, Great lord...prey to all; Sole judge of Truth, in endless error hurl'd; The glory, jest and riddle of the world. —Alexander Pope, "Essay on Man': CONTENTS Introduction:... | |
 | Orson Scott Card - 2001 - عدد الصفحات: 606
...books. It's not as if the boy understood any of what he spouted. Ta-DUM ta-DUM ta-DUM ta DUM ta-DUM. Created half to rise and half to fall; Great lord...prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. Just as John was about to cry aloud, about to run... | |
 | Manfred Kuehn - 2001 - عدد الصفحات: 580
...reas'ning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such Whether he thinks too little, or too much: Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd, Still...Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of things, yet prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd: The glory, jest, and riddle... | |
 | Roy Porter - 2000 - عدد الصفحات: 776
...beings as suspended between the divine and the animal, a predicament at once laughable and lamentable, Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all. 96 Darwin, by contrast, painted a wholly optimistic, naturalistic and this-worldly picture, grounded... | |
 | Roy Porter - 2000 - عدد الصفحات: 772
...beings as suspended between the divine and the animal, a predicament at once laughable and lamentable, Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all.96 Darwin, by contrast, painted a wholly optimistic, naturalistic and this-worldly picture, grounded... | |
 | Arthur Paterson Lee - 2001 - عدد الصفحات: 332
...little or too much; Chaos of thought and passion, all confused; Still by himself abused, or disabused; Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord...prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled; The glory, jest and riddle of the world! In ancient times humans may have thought themselves... | |
 | Alain Bony - 2002 - عدد الصفحات: 256
...reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much: Chaos of Thought and Passion, ail contus'd; Still by himself abus'd, or disabus'd: Created half to rise, and half to fall; Gréât lord of ail things. yet a prey to ail: Sole judge of Truth, in endless Error hurl'd: The glory,... | |
 | Barbara Ellen Bowe - 2003 - عدد الصفحات: 242
...resounding in our ears, and we cannot escape the truth. We know all too well the riddle that we are: Created half to rise and half to fall; Great Lord...prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world! Questions for Reflection 1 . Recall an experience... | |
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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! 
