 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
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 pages
...passion, all confus'd; Still hy himself ahus'd or disahus'd ; Created half to rise and half to fall; 15 Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole...wond'rous creature ! mount where science guides; Go soar with Plato to th' empyreal sphere, To the first good, first perfect, and first fair; Or tread... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of thonght and passion, all confus'd ; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd ; Created half...all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd ; Ihe glory, jest, nod riddle of the world ! Go, wondrous creature ! mount where science guides; Go,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of thought and passion, all coofus'd ; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd ; Created half...hurl'd ; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world t [guides ; Go, wondrous creature! mount where science Go, measure earth, weigh air, and state the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pages
...reason snch, Whether he thinks too little or too mnch : Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd ; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd ; Created half to rise, and half to fail ; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ;. Sole jndge of truth, in endless error hurl'd:The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...Whether he thinks too little or too tnuch : rot. 11. u Chaos of thought and passion, all confns'd ; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd ; Created half to rise, and half to fell ; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd ;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...little, or too much: Chaos of thought and passion, all coufus'd ; Still by himself ahus'd ordisnbus'd; Created half to rise, and half to fall ; Great lord...yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless errour hurl'd: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world ! VARIATIONS. Ver. 2. Ed. 1st. The only science... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...thought and passion, all coufus'd; Still by himself abus'd or disnbus'd ; Created half to rise, and lialf to fall ; .Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless rrrourlmrl'di The glory, jest, and riddle- of the world ! VACATIONS. Ver. 2. Ed. 1st. The only science... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1811 - 408 pages
...work up the following lines out of these reflexions. " 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. 2. This conclusion is still more certain, when, together with a general likeness of sentiments, we... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pages
...little attention to the concluding words of this sublime description, where the Poet tells us3 Man was Created half to rise, and half to fall ; Great lord...hurl'd : The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. Indeed he paid so much, as to contrive how he might pervert them to a sense consistent with his Et... | |
 | William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - 1811 - 446 pages
...little attention to the concluding words of this sublime description, where the Poet tells us, Man was Created half to rise, and half to fall ; Great lord...hurl'd : The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. Indeed he paid so much, as to contrive how he might pervert them to a sense consistent with his Et... | |
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