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
| Alexander Pope - 1850 - 94 páginas
...EPISTLE II. 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 ,... | |
| 1851 - 496 páginas
...understood ; All partial evil, universal good. SELF-KNOWLEDGE. KNOW thou thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is Man. Placed on this...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 - 1851 - 628 páginas
...ic. EPISTLE II. I. KNoW then thyself, presume not God to senn ' The proper study of mankind is mnn. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being...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 - 1851 - 328 páginas
...of life. 1 . 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 wise and rudely great ; C With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He... | |
| George Frederick Graham - 1852 - 570 páginas
...truth is clear : WHATEVER is, is RIGHT. KPISTLE II. I. Know then thyself, presume not God to scan ; The proper study of mankind is man. Placed on this...and 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... | |
| 1852 - 874 páginas
...of life. I. KNOW then thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is man. Ploc'd ront Sceptic side, With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or... | |
| John Lord - 1852 - 360 páginas
...being master of, we may every where hope for an easy victory." Yet man is still 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 too much weakness for the stoic's... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1853 - 336 páginas
...Bolingbroke has his curiosa felicitas as well as Pope. The poet tells us in a beautiful couplet that man is " Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise and rudely great." St. John moralizes in a like strain. " This is the condition of humanity we are placed, as it were,... | |
| Fisher Ames - 1854 - 464 páginas
...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 every... | |
| Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1855 - 610 páginas
...Essay on Man. Know then thyself, presume not God to sean : The proper study of mankind is man. Plae'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise and rudely great, With too mueh knowledge for the seeptie's side, With too mueh weakness for the stoie's pride, He hangs between,... | |
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