 | Stopford Augustus Brooke - 1874 - 396 sivua
...devotion. We step from the one to the other as from. .a frozen to a tropic isle of religion. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A Being darkly...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... | |
 | Jakob Olaus Løkke - 1875 - 556 sivua
...right«. II. Know then thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly...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:... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - 840 sivua
...state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, VVith 7@ "7 ( "7 ; Bom but to die, and reasoning but lo err ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such. Whether he thinks... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1878 - 532 sivua
...of life. I. KNOW, then, thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is Man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly...little, or too much : Chaos of thought and passion, all confused ; Still by himself abused, or disabused; Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord... | |
 | John Adam Weisse - 1878 - 828 sivua
...1 3 |S'|1 * Extract from Pope's "Essay on Man" 1 733. " Know then thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is man. Plac'd on this...Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; Alike his ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much : Chaos of thought and passion,... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1878 - 518 sivua
...ein toentg бпдЩф ju lefen, wenn er fie jaulen toill: Know then thyself, presume not God to scan. The proper study of mankind is man. Plac'd on this...doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die, and reas'umg but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much:... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1878 - 138 sivua
...individuals, 263. In every state, and every age of life, 273. NOW then thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is man. Plac'd on this...doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much:... | |
 | 1878 - 446 sivua
...truth is clear, ' Whatever is, is right.' . ****** / Know then thyself, presume not God to scan, I >Che -proper study of mankind is man. Plac'd on this isthmus...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;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1878 - 656 sivua
...the individuals, ver. 263. In every state, and every age of life, ver. 273, &c. EPISTLE II. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly...prefer; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much: Chaos of thought... | |
 | James Comper Gray - 1878 - 404 sivua
...darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much greatness for the stoic's pride ; He hangs between, in 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... | |
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KNOW then thyself, 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 sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride,... 
