Created half to rise, and half to fall ; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd ; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world... The British Poets - Page 481866Full view - About this book
| Anthony Florian Madinger Willich - 1798 - 350 pages
...of thought and paffion,all confus'd, Still by himfelf abus'd, or difabus'd ; Created half to rife, and half to fall ; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endlefs error hurl'd : The glory, jeft, and riddle of the world. POPE. E ELEMENTARY ELEMENTARY VIEW... | |
| PURSUITS. - 1798 - 422 pages
...'thought and pafllon, all confufed, ]• Still by himfelf abufed, or difabufed { Created half to rifq, and half to fall,,. . . , ... Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endlefs error hurl'd ; The glory, jeft, and riddle of the world. Eflay on Man, Ep. II. V. 13. What... | |
| Samuel Berdmore - 1801 - 144 pages
...'thought and paffion, all confiifeti, .Still by himfelf abu(edr:or difabufed ; Created half to rife, and half to fall, !Gr.eat lord of all things, yet. a 'prey to all;; . The glory, jeft, ana nadTe of the world. • <s'V>" •'tifey on Man, Ep. l£ V^.. 3 ,. j_goi ji... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - 330 pages
...he is gone by, in order to his deliverance?' WOLLASTON. Chaos of thought and passion all confus'd, Still by himself abus'd, or disabus'd; Created half...hurl'd, The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. POPE. 1 What a chimera then is man! what a confused chaos! what a subject of contradiction ! a professed... | |
| 1803 - 240 pages
...is gone by, in order to " his deliverance >" WoLLASToS. Chaos of thought and passion all confus'd, Still by himself abus'd, or disabus'd ; Created half...hurl'd, The glory, jest, and riddle of the world, Pope. •* What a chimera then is man ! what a confused chaos ! " what a subject of contradiction !... | |
| Anna Seward - 1804 - 352 pages
...himself a god or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer, Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd, The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. POPE, on the Construction of Man. Kot e'en a spot unfought the hero gave, No ! till his foes had earn'd... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...reason such, Whether' he think too little or too much : Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd ; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd ; Created half to rise and half to fall ; li Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd : The... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...foul, As thence to model one harmonious WHOLE. 21. Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd ; StilJ by himself abus'd, or disabus'd ; Created half to...prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'il : The glory, jest, and riddle, of the world !f It * Hymn, apud Hen. Steph. pag. 49. See to... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 pages
...all confus'd ; Still by himfelf abus'd, or difabus'd ; Created half to rife, and half to fall ; 15: Great Lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endlefs error hurPd : The glory, jeft, and riddle of the world ! Go, VARIATIONS. After ver. 18. in... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 pages
...all confus'd ; Still by himfelf abus'd, or difabt1s'd ; Created half to rife, and half to fall ; 1 5 Great Lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endlefs error hurl'd : The glory, jeft, and riddle of the world ! Go, VARIATIONS. After ver. 18. in... | |
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