 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 86 sivua
...life 203, ire. I. 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...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 - 1821 - 252 sivua
...^ EPISTLE IL I. JV.NOW 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...and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the Scepti's side , With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride , He hangs between ; in doubt to act ,... | |
 | 1822 - 284 sivua
...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 - 372 sivua
...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...or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a God, or Beast ; NOTES. Pourquoi suis-je en un jour si las de ses attraits? Tes pourquoi, dit le Dieu, ne finiraient... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 368 sivua
...Pourquoi ne puis-je, au gr6 de ma pudique flame ; Faire au moins en trois mois cent enfans a ma femme ; Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A Being...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 - 370 sivua
...Pourquoi ne puis-je, au gre de ma pudique flame ; Faire au moins en trois mois cent enfans a ma femme ; Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A Being...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 - 80 sivua
...right. EPISTLE II. I. 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...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... | |
 | 1824 - 348 sivua
...Character of Man. KNOW then thyself; 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...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 - 84 sivua
...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 - 424 sivua
...&c. EPISTLE II. I. 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 : COMMENTARY. Ver. 2. The proper study, fyc.] The Poet having shewn, in the first epistle, that the... | |
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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, He hangs between ; in doubt to act or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god,... 
