 | British essayists - 1802 - 330 pages
...should suspend the foree of gravitation till he is gone by, in order to his deliverance?' WOLLASTON. Chaos of thought and passion all confus'd, Still by...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... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 240 pages
...sus" |>end the force of gravitation till he is gone by, in order to " his deliverance >" WoLLASToS. Chaos of thought and passion all confus'd, Still by...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 !... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...reas'ning but to err ; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether' he think too little or too much : Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd ; Still...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... | |
 | Anna Seward - Physicians - 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 - 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of thonght and passion, all confus'd ; Still by himself abus'd...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 - English poetry - 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...error hurl'd; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world ! Go, wond'rous creature ! mount where science guides; Go soar with Plato to th' empyreal sphere, To... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 334 pages
...should suspend the foree of gravitation till he is gone by, in order to his deliverance?' WOLLASTON. Chaos of thought and passion all confus'd, Still by...hurl'd, The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. POPZ. ' What a chimera then is man ! what a confused chaos! what 3 subject of contradiction ! a professed... | |
 | 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... | |
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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! 
