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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,... "
Religio medici. To which is added, sir Digby's Observations. Also critical notes - Page 220
by sir Thomas Browne - 1754
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Engelske forfattere i udvalg. med biografiske indeldminger og oplysende ...

Jakob Olaus Løkke - 1875 - 556 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 but...
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Theology in the English Poets: Cowper--Coleridge--Wordsworth and Burns

Stopford Augustus Brooke - 1875 - 374 pages
...middle state, A Being darkly wise, and rudely great: With too much knowledge for the sceptic sklo, 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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Chaucer to Burns

Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - 840 pages
...state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, VVith 7@ "7 ( "7 act, or rest; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Bom but...
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Scripture searchings in the New Testament illustrating the ..., Volume 2

Edgar Dyke Whitmarsh - 1877 - 602 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 ; * '' Tiie proper study of mankind is man.'...
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Macmillan's Reading Books

1878 - 446 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 but...
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Pope. Essay on man, ed. by M. Pattison

Alexander Pope - 1878 - 138 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 but...
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Geschichte der englischen Literatur: Bd. Das klassische Zeitalter, bearb ...

Hippolyte Taine - 1878 - 518 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 but...
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Origin, Progress and Destiny of the English Language and Literature

John Adam Weisse - 1878 - 748 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...
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Pope's Essay on man, ed., with annotations &c. by J. Hunter

Alexander Pope - 1879 - 130 pages
...s/ate.] A state gether. superior to what is at one ex10 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...
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The National Quarterly Review

Edward Isidore Sears, David Allyn Gorton, Charles H. Woodman - 1880 - 1104 pages
...middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the skeptic 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...
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