The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, 3. köideA. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, H. Lintot, and C. Bathurst, 1757 |
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... Effay on Man was only the first book . The 6th , 7th , and 8th lines allude to the subjects of this Effay , viz . the ge- neral Order and Design of Providence ; the Conftitution of the human Mind ; the origin , use , and end of the ...
... Effay on Man was only the first book . The 6th , 7th , and 8th lines allude to the subjects of this Effay , viz . the ge- neral Order and Design of Providence ; the Conftitution of the human Mind ; the origin , use , and end of the ...
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... Effay has any merit , he thinks it is in this . And doubtless it is uncommon me- rit to reject the visions and absurdities of every System , and take in what is rational and real . The CHARACTERISTICS and the FABLE OF THE BEES are two ...
... Effay has any merit , he thinks it is in this . And doubtless it is uncommon me- rit to reject the visions and absurdities of every System , and take in what is rational and real . The CHARACTERISTICS and the FABLE OF THE BEES are two ...
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... Effay on Man : That his end of writing is to vindicate Providence : That he in- " NOTES . " So Man , who here seems principal alone , " " Perhaps acts fecond to fome sphere unknown ; Touches some wheel , or verges to some goal : " ' Tis ...
... Effay on Man : That his end of writing is to vindicate Providence : That he in- " NOTES . " So Man , who here seems principal alone , " " Perhaps acts fecond to fome sphere unknown ; Touches some wheel , or verges to some goal : " ' Tis ...
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... Effay . VER . 280. And beads and pray'r - books are the toys of age : ] A Satire on what is called in Popery the Opus operatum . As this is a description of the circle of human life return- ing into itself by a second child - hood , the ...
... Effay . VER . 280. And beads and pray'r - books are the toys of age : ] A Satire on what is called in Popery the Opus operatum . As this is a description of the circle of human life return- ing into itself by a second child - hood , the ...
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... Effay , namely to mortify that Pride which occafions all the im- pious complaints against Providence ; he speaks of these inventions as only lefsons learnt of mere animals guided by inftinct ; and thus , at the fame time , gives a new ...
... Effay , namely to mortify that Pride which occafions all the im- pious complaints against Providence ; he speaks of these inventions as only lefsons learnt of mere animals guided by inftinct ; and thus , at the fame time , gives a new ...
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