 | Roy Porter - History - 2000 - 772 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,... | |
 | James Noggle - Literary Criticism - 2001 - 288 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,... | |
 | Thomas DiPiero - Social Science - 2002 - 356 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. 125 If the Great Chain of Being unites the most debased... | |
 | Barbara Ellen Bowe - Body, Mind & Spirit - 2003 - 242 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... | |
 | Carmel Mothersill, Brian Austin - Medical - 2003 - 530 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,... | |
 | Paul Hyland, Olga Gomez, Francesca Greensides - History - 2003 - 494 pages
...darkly wise, and rudely great; With too much knowledge lor 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 himsell a God, or Beast; In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer, Born but to die,... | |
 | Roy Porter - Body and soul in literature - 2004 - 600 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 . . . The static... | |
 | David Semple - Medical - 2005 - 988 pages
...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, or Beast In doubt his mind or body to prefer Born but to die,... | |
 | Mary Midgley - Philosophy, British - 2005 - 430 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,... | |
 | Cambridge International Examinations - Juvenile Nonfiction - 2005 - 272 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,... 
