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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... passion discompos'd the mind ; But all subsists by elemental strife ; And passions are the elements of life . The gen'ral order , since the whole began , Is kept in nature , and is kept in man . 170 VI . What would this man ? now upward ...
... passion discompos'd the mind ; But all subsists by elemental strife ; And passions are the elements of life . The gen'ral order , since the whole began , Is kept in nature , and is kept in man . 170 VI . What would this man ? now upward ...
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... passion , all confus'd ; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd ; Created half to rise , and half to fall ; 10 15 Great lord of all things , yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth , in endless error hurl'd ; The glory , jest , and riddle ...
... passion , all confus'd ; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd ; Created half to rise , and half to fall ; 10 15 Great lord of all things , yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth , in endless error hurl'd ; The glory , jest , and riddle ...
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... passion is undone . Trace science , then , with modesty thy guide ; First strip off all her equipage of pride ; Deduct what is but vanity , or dress , Or learning's luxury , or idleness ; Or tricks to show the stretch of human brain ...
... passion is undone . Trace science , then , with modesty thy guide ; First strip off all her equipage of pride ; Deduct what is but vanity , or dress , Or learning's luxury , or idleness ; Or tricks to show the stretch of human brain ...
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... passion is the gale ; Nor God alone in the still calm we find , He mounts the storm , and walks upon the wind . 110 Passions , like elements , though born to fight , Yet , mix'd and soften'd , in his work unite : These ' tis enough to ...
... passion is the gale ; Nor God alone in the still calm we find , He mounts the storm , and walks upon the wind . 110 Passions , like elements , though born to fight , Yet , mix'd and soften'd , in his work unite : These ' tis enough to ...
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... passions more or less inflame , As strong or weak , the organs of the frame : And hence one master passion in the breast , Like Aaron's serpent , swallows up the rest . As man , perhaps , the moment of his breath , Receives the lurking ...
... passions more or less inflame , As strong or weak , the organs of the frame : And hence one master passion in the breast , Like Aaron's serpent , swallows up the rest . As man , perhaps , the moment of his breath , Receives the lurking ...
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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