An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles to Lord Bolingbroke |
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... wrong . See then the acting and comparing powers One in their nature , which are two in ours ; And reason raise o'er instinct as you can , In this ' t is a wirects , in that the man . heason instimet Who taught the nations of the field ...
... wrong . See then the acting and comparing powers One in their nature , which are two in ours ; And reason raise o'er instinct as you can , In this ' t is a wirects , in that the man . heason instimet Who taught the nations of the field ...
Page 76
... wrong means or right ? Of vice or virtue , whether blest or curst , person Which Wmeets contempt , or which compassion first ? Count all the advantage prosperous vice attains , osturer Fees in pursuit of profit or delight , eves A mod ...
... wrong means or right ? Of vice or virtue , whether blest or curst , person Which Wmeets contempt , or which compassion first ? Count all the advantage prosperous vice attains , osturer Fees in pursuit of profit or delight , eves A mod ...
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... wrong : In the bright Muse , though thousand charms conspire , Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear , Not mend their minds ; as some to church repair , > Not for the doctrine , but ...
... wrong : In the bright Muse , though thousand charms conspire , Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear , Not mend their minds ; as some to church repair , > Not for the doctrine , but ...
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