 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
 | 1844 - 398 pages
...designed. Man alone they saw restless and unsatisfied : — " Placed on this isthmus of a middle Elate, A being darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the seeptic's side. With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between in doubt to act or rest,... | |
 | John Cottingham - 1998 - 250 pages
...Ratiocentric ethics Plac'd on this 1sthmus of a middle state A being darkly wise, and rudely great . . . He hangs between; in doubt to act or rest, In doubt to deem himself a God or Beast . . . Chaos of Thought and Passion, all confused; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd; Created half... | |
 | Helen Ruth Bass, Diane Morrill - 1998 - 132 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 knowledge for the skeptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride He hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest;... | |
 | Warren S. Brown, Nancey C. Murphy, H. Newton Malony - 1997 - 276 pages
...presume not God to scan; the proper study of mankind is man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, being darkly wise and rudely great; with too much knowledge for the skeptic side, with too much weakness for the stoic's pride, he hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest;... | |
 | Bruno Barnhart - 1999 - 292 pages
...presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is man. Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With...doubt his mind or body to 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;... | |
 | Ellis Sandoz - 1999 - 253 pages
...To again illustrate from Pope's picture of human reality: Plac'd in this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise and rudely great, With too much...for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act or rest; In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer; Born but... | |
 | Thorsten Paprotny - 1999 - 254 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 side, With too much weakness for a Stoic's pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest, In doubt to deen himself a god, or beast,... | |
 | John Cartwright - 2000 - 406 pages
...theory and its application 6 The Evolution of Brain Size Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great: With too much...doubt his Mind or body to prefer. Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err. (Pope, 'Essay on Man') We share much of our basic anatomy and physiology with... | |
 | David L. Sills, Robert King Merton - 2000 - 466 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...Stoic's pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act, pr rest; In doubt to deem himself a God, or Beast; In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer, Born but to... | |
 | Peter J. Tamburro - 2016 - 598 pages
...of two orders of creation man was divided and distraught : Plac'd in this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise and rudely great, With too much...for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a God or beast ;... | |
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