 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 Methodist Quarterly Review - Page 2391852Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...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 to deem himself a god or beast; in doubt his mind or body to prefer, .Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err: 1o Alike in ignorance,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...middle state, A Being darkly wise, and rudely 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 mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err ; Alike in ignorance,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...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, and reas'ning but to err ; 10 Alike in ignorance,... | |
 | Anna Seward - 1804 - 352 pages
...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, and reasoning but to err ; Sole judge of truth,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...great ; With 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 a god or beast ; In donbt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...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 bis mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...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 pages
...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; fiom but to die, and reasoning but to err; 10 AKke in ignorance,... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pages
...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 rnind, or body to prefer, Born but to die, and reasoning but to err. And as he hath given... | |
 | William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - 1811 - 446 pages
...'•> 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, and reasoning but to err. And as he hath given... | |
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