 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,...  An essay on man. Cornish ed - Page 32by Alexander Pope - 1798Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 pages
...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 but to die, and reas'ning but to err ; 16 Alike in ignorance, his reafon fuch, Whether he thinks too little, or too much : Chaos COMMENTARY.... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 pages
...Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or reft ; In doubt to deem himfelf a God, or Beaft ; In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err ; 1 o Alike in ignorance, his reafon fuch, Whether he thinks too little, or too much : Chaos CO MM... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...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...god or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; JBuni but to die, and reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...a god or heast; In douht his mind or hody to prefer; Born hut to die, and reasoning hut to err; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks...Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd; Still hy himself ahus'd or disahus'd ; Created half to rise and half to fall; 15 Great lord of all things,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...rndely great With too mnch knowledge for the Sceptic side, With too mnch weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt...doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason snch, Whether he thinks too little or too mnch... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...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, and reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...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, and reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...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 tu die, and reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Vi'h'.-thcr he thinks... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...With too much knowledge Tor the Sceptic side, With too nmch weakness for the Stoic's pride, He liangj 'r, Shrinks his thin essence like a shrivcll'd flow'r : Or, as Ixion fix'd ; Jn dptfbt his. Mfntl »r Body to prefer ; Born but to die, uml reasoning 'but to err ; Alike in ignorance,... | |
 | Percival Stockdale - Authors - 1809 - 498 pages
...was impossible for his readers to understand it. This object reminds me of what POPE ascribes to man. Alike in ignorance his reason such Whether he thinks too little or too much. But when I take a eneral view of him as a philosopher, and a historian, he has my highest esteem. I... | |
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