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,... The Works of Alexander Pope Esq - Seite 27von Alexander Pope - 1751Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 Seiten
...darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, & 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... | |
| Anna Seward - 1804 - 352 Seiten
...darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, 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,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 Seiten
...Epiftle, To Kings, or to the Favourites of Kings. WARTOS. With too much knowledge for the Sceptic fide, 5 With too much -weaknefs for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to aft, or reft ; In doubt to deem himfelf a God, or Beaft ; In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer ; Born... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 Seiten
...darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too ranch 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 donbt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die,... | |
| 1808 - 408 Seiten
...darkly wine, and rudely créât ; TVilh too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act or rest, In dotiîil to deem hiiusclf a God or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Horn util... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 Seiten
...darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, 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 bis mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die,... | |
| William Warburton - 1811 - 444 Seiten
...darkly wise, and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, 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 rnind, or body to prefer, Born but to... | |
| William Warburton, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 454 Seiten
...darkly wise, and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic sidej With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, 'or rest ; In dpubt to deem himself a god, or beast ; Ih, doubt, his mind, or body to prefer, Born but... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 Seiten
...darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for -the sceptic side, 5 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... | |
| Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 Seiten
...darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, 5 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... | |
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