 | John Lord - Anthroposophy - 1852 - 360 pages
...darkly wise, but rudely groat ; 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 ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks... | |
 | English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, With too much weakness Which modern ladies call polite ; You see the booby husband rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1853 - 336 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 ; 1 [In first edition, " The proper science of mankind... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 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 ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 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 - 1859 - 330 pages
...state, and every age of life. 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 - 1860 - 60 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... | |
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - English periodicals - 1874 - 588 pages
...darkly wise, and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With two 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 ; Bom but to die,... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 pages
...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 to act or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god or beast ; In doubt bis mind or body to prefer ; Born but to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1863 - 334 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... | |
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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,... 
