 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 - Page 56by Alexander Pope - 1797 - 3650 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...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... | |
 | Extracts - 1828 - 786 pages
...darkly wise and rudely great; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With loo 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 - 1830 - 500 pages
...darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness ain'd, To the pure skies these horrid hands to raise, Or offe rest ; 1ะป doubt to deem himself a god, or beast \ In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...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 ; Bom but to... | |
 | Samuel B. EMMONS - English language - 1832 - 168 pages
...darkly wise, and rudely great: With too much knowledge for the sceptic's 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,... | |
 | 1834 - 372 pages
...his day's duty. CHAPTER XXII. " 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 orjbeast." POPE. THE tortoise pace at which Rustum proceeded,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 pages
...darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much knowlege 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...darkly wise, and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness ome safer wo / rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...darkly wise, and rudely great: With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, With too much weakness ' U# rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to... | |
 | Christian literature, American - 1844 - 398 pages
...darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the seeptic's 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" But from this darkness and mystery, this chaos of conflicting... | |
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