 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 80 pages
...middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic's aide, i With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between : in doubt to act or rest ; In doubts to deem himself a god or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer, Born but to die, and reas'ning... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 422 pages
...to this their principle, the latter word alludes, whose Virtue, as he says afterwards, is . " fix'd He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a God, or Beast ; NOTES. " fix'd as in a frost, Contracted all, retiring to the breast : But strength of mind is EXERCISE... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 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...prefer ; Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err ; Ю Alike in ignorance, hie reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of thought... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 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...his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but (o err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...the seeptie side, With too mueh weakness for the stoie's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to aet, , & Bom but to die, and reasoning but to err ; Alike in ignoranee, his reason sueh, Whether he thinks too... | |
 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - 1825 - 486 pages
...certain comforts : f '" Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, or rudely great, He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest, In doubt to decnvhimself a god or beast." How far these observations are applicable to the whole body of Indians... | |
 | John Aikin - 1826 - 840 pages
...'With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He liangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt to deem...his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err , Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 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...his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; 1O Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too... | |
 | Extracts - 1828 - 786 pages
...state, A being 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,...doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die, and reasoning bat to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether ho thinks too little or too much... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, e, with human gore distain'd, To the pure skies these horrid hands to raise, Or offer hea ; 1л doubt to deem himself a god, or beast \ In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die,... | |
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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,... 
