 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...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; In doubt to deem himself a god or beast ; In doubt bis mind or body to prefer ; Born but... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...middle state, A being darkly wine, and rudely créât ; TVilh 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 dotiîil to deem hiiusclf a God or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Horn... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...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 ; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; fiom... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 454 pages
...middle state, A being darkly wise, 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 rest ; In dpubt to deem himself a god, or beast ; Ih, doubt, his mind, or body to prefer,... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pages
...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; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt, his rnind, or body to prefer, Born... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...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 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... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...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 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... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pages
...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 ; In donbt to deem himself a God, or beast ; In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer ; Born... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 252 pages
...middle state , A Being darkly wise , and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the Scepti's 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 86 pages
...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 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... | |
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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,... 
