 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, He hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest...  The National Quarterly Review - Página 55editado por - 1880Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 322 páginas
...sublime idea, which lay unnoticed in this ode, till Mr. Pope produced it into observation — " Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, " A being darkly wise, and rudely great." Ess. on Man, ep. ii. 3. Not but our philosophical poet had his eye, also on M. Pascal — " qu'est-ce... | |
 | Fisher Ames - 1809 - 576 páginas
...on his four years political journey in this seemingly equivocal manner as a president, Placed on the isthmus of a. middle state, A being darkly wise and rudely great. BUT if this would do for him, it would not answer for his party : they will expect much and attempt... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 páginas
...FP1STLE II. I. KNOW then thyself, presnme not God to scan, The proper study of mnnkjnd is man. Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly...and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, With too inn''h weakness for the Stojc's pride, He hangs Vein era ; In doubt to act,... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 páginas
...does Mr. Pope describe Man's weakness and blindness, with regard-to his own nature : • — Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly...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... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 454 páginas
...does Mr. Pope describe Man's weakness and blindness, with regard to his own nature : , • — Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly...and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic sidej With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, 'or... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 páginas
...EPISTLE II. I. JTNOW then thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is man. Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly...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... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 páginas
...RIGHT.' EPISTLE II. then thyself, presume not God to scan ; The proper study of mankind is man. Flac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly...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... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 páginas
...Self-Knoicledge. KNOW thou thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is Man. Plac'd -on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 86 páginas
...203, ire. I. KNOW then thyself, presume not God to scan ; The proper study of mankind is man. Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly...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... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 páginas
...of life. I. KNOW then thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is man. Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly...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... | |
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