 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 pages
...middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great: With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, $ % : & & &i'j'y ' U# act, or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1843 - 50 pages
...state, A being darkly wise, and richly great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, 5 With to 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 - 1844 - 94 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;... | |
 | 1844 - 398 pages
...middle Elate, A being darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the seeptic'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" But from this darkness and mystery, this chaos... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 pages
...The only science of Mankind is Man. — Warburton. 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 ; NOTES. great judgment, represented Men as... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 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 ; Born... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1850 - 94 pages
...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; Born... | |
 | 1851 - 496 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 ; Born... | |
 | John Lord - 1852 - 360 pages
...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 pride ; He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest, In doubt to deem himself a God or beast ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether... | |
 | 1852 - 874 pages
...middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, er'd, stale, and trite, Which modern ladies call polite ; You see the booby 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,... 
