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... against each other , and have diminished the practice , more than advanced the theory of Morality . If I could flatter myself that this Effay has any merit , it is in fteering betwixt the extremes of doctrines feemingly oppofite , in ...
... against each other , and have diminished the practice , more than advanced the theory of Morality . If I could flatter myself that this Effay has any merit , it is in fteering betwixt the extremes of doctrines feemingly oppofite , in ...
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... against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'st such , Say , here he gives too little , there too much : Destroy all creatures for thy fport or gust , Yet cry , If Man's unhappy , God's unjust ; If Man alone ingrofs not ...
... against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'st such , Say , here he gives too little , there too much : Destroy all creatures for thy fport or gust , Yet cry , If Man's unhappy , God's unjust ; If Man alone ingrofs not ...
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... against th ' Eternal Cause . 125 130 V. Ask for what end the heavenly bodies shine , Earth for whofe use ? Pride answers , " " Tis for mine : " For me kind Nature wakes her genial power ; " Suckles each herb , and spreads out every ...
... against th ' Eternal Cause . 125 130 V. Ask for what end the heavenly bodies shine , Earth for whofe use ? Pride answers , " " Tis for mine : " For me kind Nature wakes her genial power ; " Suckles each herb , and spreads out every ...
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... Against the Thief th ' Attorney loud inveighs , For whofe ten pounds the County twenty pays . The Thief damns Judges , and the Knaves of State ; and dying , mourns fmall Villains hang'd by great . Virtuous and vicious every Man must be ...
... Against the Thief th ' Attorney loud inveighs , For whofe ten pounds the County twenty pays . The Thief damns Judges , and the Knaves of State ; and dying , mourns fmall Villains hang'd by great . Virtuous and vicious every Man must be ...
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... against a Mifapplication of them , illustrated by Pictures , Characters , and Examples . The Third Book regarded Civil Regimen , or the Sci- ence of Politics , in which the several forms of a Repub- lic were to be examined and explained ...
... against a Mifapplication of them , illustrated by Pictures , Characters , and Examples . The Third Book regarded Civil Regimen , or the Sci- ence of Politics , in which the several forms of a Repub- lic were to be examined and explained ...
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aetas againſt Aſk atque Balaam beſt Biſhop bleffing bleft bluſh breaſt Cæfar cauſe charms Court Dæmon eafe eaſe EPISTLE ev'n eyes fame fate fave fhall fhould fibi fince fing firſt foft Folly fome fool foul ftill ftrong fuch fure grace Happineſs heart Heaven himſelf honeft honour Houſe juft juſt King Knave laft laſt learn'd lefs leſs loft Lord lov'd ludicra mankind moſt Mufe muft Muſe muſt Nature ne'er numbers nunc o'er Paffion paſs paſt pleas'd pleaſe Pleaſure Poet praiſe pride purſue quae quid quod Reaſon reft reſt rife riſe Sappho Satire ſay ſcarce ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhine ſmile ſome ſpread ſtate ſtill Taſte thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou thouſand tibi truſt Truth Twas uſe VARIATION Verfe verſe Vice Virtue whofe whoſe wife worfe
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 41 - 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...
Seite 29 - 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.
Seite 39 - Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees : Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
Seite 77 - Heroes are much the same, the point's agreed, From Macedonia's madman to the Swede ; The whole strange purpose of their lives, to find Or make an enemy of all mankind!
Seite 50 - Fools ! who from hence into the notion fall, That vice or virtue there is none at all. If white and black blend, soften, and unite A thousand ways, is there no black or white?
Seite 156 - Pretty! in amber to observe the forms Of hairs, or straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms! The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there.
Seite 60 - Nor think, in Nature's state they blindly trod; The state of Nature was the reign of God: Self-love and social at her birth began, Union the bond of all things, and of man.
Seite 64 - For nature knew no right divine in men ; No ill could fear in God, and understood A...
Seite 69 - Parnassian laurels yield, Or reap'd in iron harvests of the field ? • Where grows ? — where grows it not? If vain our toil, We ought to blame the culture, not the soil...
Seite 56 - Who for thy table feeds the wanton fawn, For him as kindly spread the flow'ry lawn : Is it for thee the lark ascends and sings? Joy tunes his voice, joy elevates his wings.