 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 страница
...273, &c. I. KNOW, then thyself, presume not God to scan: The proper study of mankind is mar1. Fiac'don this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise...great, With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, 5 With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, lie hangs between, in doubt to act or rest ; In doubt... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 страница
...age of life. JK.NOW 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...great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast ; In doubt his... | |
 | Anna Seward - 1804 - 352 страница
...be grasped thus ? I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon, Than such a Roman. JULIUS CJE-SAR.Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state A Being darkly wise...; In doubt his mind or body to prefer, Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd, The glory, jest, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 страница
...273, 8cc. 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...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 страница
...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...In doubt to deem himself a god or beast ; In doubt bis mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason... | |
 | 1808 - 408 страница
...mankind is man. Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wine, and rudely créât ; TVilh too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too...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 util tu die, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 страница
...of life. 1 . KNOW then thyself, presume not God to scan ; The proper study of mankind is man. Plac'J on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly...too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too ranch weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest; In doubt to deem himself... | |
 | Samuel Shuckford - 1808 - 428 страница
...need of none other than their own direction. Of'this rank the poet deemed man, estimating him made, With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride.* To have light enough to see how he may, with a sufficient certainty, from known premises draw many... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 страница
...With too much knowledge Tor the Sceptic side, With too nmch weakness for the Stoic's pride, He liangj 'r, Shrinks his thin essence like a shrivcll'd flow'r : Or, as Ixion fix'd ; Jn dptfbt his. Mfntl »r Body to prefer ; Born but to die, uml reasoning 'but to err ; Alike in ignorance,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 страница
...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...god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; fiom but to die, and reasoning but to err; 10 AKke in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks... | |
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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,... 
