An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles to H. St. John, Lord Bolingbroke. To which is Added, the Universal PrayerHenry Benton, 1835 - 67 Seiten |
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... light me rise ; " My footstool earth , my canopy the skies . " 140 But errs not nature from this gracious end , From burning suns when livid deaths descend , When earthquakes swallow , or when tempests sweep Towns to one grave , whole ...
... light me rise ; " My footstool earth , my canopy the skies . " 140 But errs not nature from this gracious end , From burning suns when livid deaths descend , When earthquakes swallow , or when tempests sweep Towns to one grave , whole ...
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... bounds confin'd , Make and maintain the balance of the mind : The lights and shades , whose well - accorded strife Gives all the strength and colour of our life . 120 Pleasures are ever in our hands or eyes , And ESSAY OM MAN . 23.
... bounds confin'd , Make and maintain the balance of the mind : The lights and shades , whose well - accorded strife Gives all the strength and colour of our life . 120 Pleasures are ever in our hands or eyes , And ESSAY OM MAN . 23.
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... light and darkness in our chaos join'd , 205 In man they join to some mysterious use ; Though each by turns the other's bounds invade , As in some well - wrought picture , light and shade : And oft so mixt , the diff'rence is too nice ...
... light and darkness in our chaos join'd , 205 In man they join to some mysterious use ; Though each by turns the other's bounds invade , As in some well - wrought picture , light and shade : And oft so mixt , the diff'rence is too nice ...
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... light , Man , like his Maker , saw that all was right : To virtue , in the paths of pleasure trod , And own'd a father when he own'd a God . Love all the faith , and all th ' allegiance then ; For nature knew no right divine in men : No ...
... light , Man , like his Maker , saw that all was right : To virtue , in the paths of pleasure trod , And own'd a father when he own'd a God . Love all the faith , and all th ' allegiance then ; For nature knew no right divine in men : No ...
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... patriot , rose but to restore 285 The faith and moral nature gave before ; Relum'd her ancient light , not kindled new ; If not God's image , yet his shadow drew : 1augut power's due use to people and to kings , 32 ESSAY ON MAN .
... patriot , rose but to restore 285 The faith and moral nature gave before ; Relum'd her ancient light , not kindled new ; If not God's image , yet his shadow drew : 1augut power's due use to people and to kings , 32 ESSAY ON MAN .
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acts the soul ALEXANDER POPE alike angels ARGUMENT OF EPISTLE beast blessing blest blind bliss breath Catiline cause chain comets confest creature death diff'rence earth ease EPISTLE II Essay eternal ethereal Ev'n ev'ry faith fame father fear fix'd folly fool form'd forms gen'ral giv'n giv❜n gives 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 O'erlook'd pain passion peace perfect plac'd planets Pleas'd pleasure poet Pope pow'rs pride principle proper religion rest 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 UNIVERSAL PRAYER virtue's weak Whate'er whole wise