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| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...little, or too much: Chaos of thought and passion, all coufus'd ; Still by himself ahus'd ordisnbus'd; Created half to rise, and half to fall ; Great lord...yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless errour hurl'd: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world ! VARIATIONS. Ver. 2. Ed. 1st. The only science... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...thought and passion, all coufus'd; Still by himself abus'd or disnbus'd ; Created half to rise, and lialf to fall ; .Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless rrrourlmrl'di The glory, jest, and riddle- of the world ! VACATIONS. Ver. 2. Ed. 1st. The only science... | |
| William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - Theology - 1811 - 446 pages
...little attention to the concluding words of this sublime description, where the Poet tells us, Man was Created half to rise, and half to fall ; Great lord...prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd : The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. Indeed he paid so much, as to contrive how he might... | |
| Richard Hurd - Theology, Doctrinal - 1811 - 408 pages
...reflexions. " Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd ; " Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd ; " Created half to rise, and half to fall, " Great lord...prey to all ; " Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd: " The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. 2. This conclusion is still more certain, when,... | |
| William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pages
...little attention to the concluding words of this sublime description, where the Poet tells us3 Man was Created half to rise, and half to fall ; Great lord...prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd : The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. Indeed he paid so much, as to contrive how he might... | |
| Richard Hurd - 1811 - 390 pages
...reflexions. " Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd; " Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd ; *f Created half to rise, and half to fall, " Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; " Sole judg£ of truth, in endless error hurl'd: " The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. 2. This conclusion... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...Still by himself abus'd, or disabus'd ; Created half to rise, and half to fall ; 15 Great Lord of atl things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd : The glory, jest, and riddle of the world ! Go, VER. 2. Ed. sst. . • The only science of... | |
| Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...to imitate the sun. Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how to rule Then drop into thyself, and be a fool ! 30 Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world ! Go, wondrous creature ! mount where science guides,... | |
| Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...little, or too much: Chaos of Thought and Passion, all coafus'd ; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd; Created half to rise, and half to fall ; Great lord...prey to all ; Sole judge of Truth, in endless Error hurl'd; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world ! Instruct the planets in what orbs to run, Correct... | |
| English essays - 1819 - 332 pages
...deliverance ?' WOLLASTON. Chaos of thought and passion all confus'd, Still by himself abns'd, or disabns'd; Created half to rise, and half to fall ; Great lord...prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd, The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. POPE. ' What a chimera then is man ! what a confused... | |
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