 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,...  The Works of Alexander Pope Esq - Page 27by Alexander Pope - 1751Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 lehte
...darkly wise, and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness ome safer wo / rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 lehte
...darkly wise, and rudely great: With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, With too much weakness ' U# rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1844 - 94 lehte
...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; jjorn but... | |
 | 1844 - 398 lehte
...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 of conflicting... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 lehte
...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 doubting... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 lehte
...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 to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1850 - 94 lehte
...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 to die,... | |
 | 1851 - 496 lehte
...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 to die,... | |
 | 1852 - 874 lehte
...darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, With too much weakness Which modern ladies call polite ; You see the booby husband rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die,... | |
 | John Lord - 1852 - 360 lehte
...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 he thinks... | |
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