 | Samuel B. EMMONS - 1832 - 168 pages
...middle state, A being 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...prefer, Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much: Chaos of thought and... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...middle stale, 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...doubt 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;... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 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 ; Bom but to die, and reasoning but to err ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1832 - 86 pages
...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'oing but to err ; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too... | |
 | 1834 - 372 pages
...the arduous nature of 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...doubt to act or rest, In doubt to deem himself a god orjbeast." POPE. THE tortoise pace at which Rustum proceeded, accorded well with Alraschid's present... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 pages
...middle state, A being 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...his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too... | |
 | Arend Fokke - 1835 - 310 pages
...gedachte de schrandere Engelschman Por E, in navolging van den Duitschen dichter , aldus uitdrukt : He hangs between ; in doubt to act , or rest , In doubt to deern himself a God , or Beast. Dat is : Hij -wankelt, in twijfel zijnde, of hij werken wil of rusten... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 332 pages
...middle stato, 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; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much... | |
 | Charles Bucke - 1837 - 360 pages
...middle state, A being 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...god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer, Bom but to die, and reasoning but to err.' LXIV. WHO SELDOM RETURN BOWS. THE influence of a bow from... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, l, an humble / reasoning but to en- ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much... | |
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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,... 
