 | 1834 - 372 pages
...his day's duty. CHAPTER XXII. " 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 orjbeast." POPE. THE tortoise pace at which Rustum proceeded,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 pages
...darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much knowlege 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 to deem himself a god or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...darkly wise, and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness ome safer wo / rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...darkly wise, and rudely great: With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, With too much weakness ' U# rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1844 - 94 pages
...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 between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a God, or beast ; — In doubt his mind or body to prefer; jjorn but... | |
 | Christian literature, American - 1844 - 398 pages
...darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the seeptic's 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 or beast" But from this darkness and mystery, this chaos of conflicting... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 pages
...Mankind is Man. — Warburton. 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 to deem himself a God, or Beast ; NOTES. great judgment, represented Men as doubting... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 pages
...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, or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1850 - 94 pages
...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; or Beast; In doubt, his Mind or Body to prefer; Born but to die,... | |
 | English poetry - 1851 - 496 pages
...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, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die,... | |
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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,... 
