 | John Lord - 1852 - 360 pàgines
...conceived of as, " Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, but rudely groat ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With...act or rest, In doubt to deem himself a God or beast ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much ; He is a chaos of... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - 1852 - 570 pàgines
...rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, 5 With too much weakness for the Stoic's1 pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act or rest...his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; 10 1 A sect of philosophers who placed by Zeno. They were called Stoics the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1853 - 336 pàgines
...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 ; 1 [In first edition, " The proper science of mankind is man." Warburton remarks, " The poet having... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1853 - 342 pàgines
...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 ; 1 [In first edition, " The proper science of mankind is man." Warburton remarks, " The poet having... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 pàgines
...individuals, in every state, and every age of life. I. KNOW then thyself, presume not God to scan, f The proper study of mankind is Man. Plac'd on this...his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 pàgines
...273, &0. I. 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...his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 356 pàgines
...273, &c. I. 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...his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1856 - 134 pàgines
...too much knowledge for the sceptic's side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He haiig.s between ; in doubt to act or rest, in doubt to deem...God or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Bom but to die, and reas'ning but to err ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 330 pàgines
...men: how useful they are to society; and to the individuals, in every state, and every age of life. With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With...his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 504 pàgines
...a9e of life. L KNOW then thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is Man. Placed stoie's pride, He hangs betwcen ; in doubt to aet, or rest ; In doubt to dcem himself a god, or beast... | |
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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,... 
