 Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. Plac'd 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,...  The British Poets - Page 471866Full view - About this book
 | 1822 - 284 pages
...scan; The proper study of mankind is man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being datkly wise and rudely great; With too much knowledge for...to act or rest; In doubt to deem himself a god or bea^t In doubt his mind or body to prefer Born but to die, and reasoning but to err 36. K Alike in... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 370 pages
...flame ; Faire au moins en trois mois cent enfans a ma femme ; Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A Being darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, 5 With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 372 pages
...flame ; Faire au moins en trois mois cent enfans a ma femme ; Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A Being darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, 5 With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 84 pages
...of a 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 between : in doubt to act or rest ; In doubts to deem himself i> god or b«F.st ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer, Born but to die, and... | |
 | 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 - 1824 - 424 pages
...and, 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... | |
 | 1824 - 348 pages
...presume not God to scan : The proper study of mankind, is man. I'lac'd on this isthmus of a 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 between : in doubt to act... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 80 pages
...presume not God to scan ! The proper study of mankind is man. Plac'd on this isthmus of a 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... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...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...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 : Chaos of thought... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...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...his mind or body to 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... | |
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