 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pages
...state, A being darkly wise, and rndely great With too mnch knowledge for the Sceptic side, With too mnch weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between ;...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
...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, He hangs...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
...A being 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,...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
...middle state, A being 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 tu die, and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 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,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...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, He hangs...god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; fiom but to die, and reasoning but to err; 10 AKke in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...inn''h weakness for the Stojc's pride, He hangs Vein era ; In doubt to act, or rest; In doubt to di-cm' himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but tperrj 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason Biieh, Whether he thinks too little, or too... | |
 | William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - 1811 - 446 pages
...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, He hangs...his mind, Or body to prefer, Born but to die, and reasoning but to err. And as he hath given this description of Man, for the very contrary purpose to... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pages
...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, He...doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt, his rnind, or body to prefer, Born but to die, and reasoning but to err. And as he hath given this description... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 454 pages
...middle state, A being 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 to die, and... | |
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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,... 
