 | British poets - 1822 - 276 pages
...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...doubt his mind or body to prefer Born but to die, and reasoning but to err 36. E Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 372 pages
...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 pages
...this isthmus] From Cowley, in the Ode on Life and Fame. As also line 205, in the 4th Epistle, NOTES. In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer ; Born but to...10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much : Chaos of Thought and Passion, all confus'd ; Still by himself abus'd,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 370 pages
...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 im jour si las de ses attraits? Tes pourquoi, dit le Dieu, ne finiraient... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 284 pages
...a middle state, A being datkly wise and rudely great; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs...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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great: With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, us inferior orbs inclos'd From Chaos, and th' inroad of darkness old, Satan alighted reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much... | |
 | Readers - 1824 - 348 pages
...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...God or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer : Eorn, but to die ; and reas'ning, but to err : Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1824 - 430 pages
...mourir, qu'il est ne, qu'il respire ; Et toute sa raison n'est presque qu'un delire." and VOL. V. G In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to...; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether lie thinks too little or too much : Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd ; Still by himself abus'd,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1824 - 424 pages
...and, to this their principle, the latter word alludes, whose Virtue, as he says afterwards, is "fix'd He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a God, or Beast ; NOTES. " fix'd as in a frost, Contracted all, retiring to the breast : But strength of mind is EXERCISE... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1824 - 84 pages
...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... | |
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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,... 
