 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 - 1856 - 352 páginas
...In every state, and every age of life, ver. 273, &0. 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, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 356 páginas
...In every state, and every age of life, ver. 273, &c. 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, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1856 - 134 páginas
...EPISTLE SECOND. KNOW 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's side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He haiig.s between ; in doubt to act... | |
 | Robert Carruthers - 1857 - 554 páginas
...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 moralises in a like strain : " This is the condition of humanity : we are placed, as it were,... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 páginas
...her ^ruiipel-horn. 4. How dear | to this heart ^ are the scenes | pf my childhood ! 5. Placed | on an isthmus [[ of a middle | state, A being | darkly wise || and rudely | great. 6. Warms | in the sun, || refreshes | in the breeze, Glows | in the stars, || and blossoms | in the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 504 páginas
...indi vidualt. In every slate, and every a9e of life. L KNOW then thyself, presume not God to scan, <n, sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoie's pride, He hangs betwcen ; in doubt to aet, or... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 542 páginas
...individuals. In every ttale, and every age of life. 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, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act or rest... | |
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - 1874 - 588 páginas
...quote from him at random, and the thing is settled : " 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, With two much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 60 páginas
...general good answered in our passions and imperfections. ; NOW 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, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act or rest... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 páginas
...and every age of life, ver. 273, &c. EPISTLE II. K.vow then thyself, presume not God to scan ' oper study of mankind is man. Placed on this isthmus of...and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, lie hangs between ; in doubt to act, or... | |
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