 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1856 - 134 Seiten
...too much knowledge for the sceptic's side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He haiig.s between ; in doubt to act or rest, in doubt to deem...God or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Bom but to die, and reas'ning but to err ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 330 Seiten
...men: how useful they are to society; and to the individuals, in every state, and every age of life. With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With...prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of thought... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 504 Seiten
...presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is Man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, tledge, Warne and Routledge stoie's pride, He hangs betwcen ; in doubt to aet, or rest ; In doubt to dcem himself a god, or beast... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 542 Seiten
...presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is Man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great ; With too much...prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much : Chaos of thought... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 60 Seiten
...presume not God to scan ; The proper study of mankind is man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much...prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of thought... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 Seiten
...thyself, presume not God to scan ' oper study of mankind is man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much...side, With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, lie hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast ; In doubt... | |
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - 1874 - 588 Seiten
...presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With two much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt to... | |
 | John Antrobus (essayist.) - 1862 - 150 Seiten
...The proper study of Mankind is Man ; Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly ivue and rudely great, With too much knowledge for the...side, With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He stands aloof — in doubt to act or rest, In doubt to deem himself a God or beast, Doubting his mind... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 Seiten
...presume not God to scan ; The proper study of mankind is man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, 0 1 greatness for the stoic's pride ; He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest ; In doubt to deem himself... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1863 - 334 Seiten
...presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man. Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much...prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much ; Chaos of thoight and... | |
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KNOW then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride,... 
