 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
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 572 pages
...much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs betweeii ; 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,... | |
 | Willoughby Jones - 1872 - 516 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 ; Alike in ignorance,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1872 - 744 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,... | |
 | 1872 - 660 pages
...great ; With too much knowledge for the skeptic'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 ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer, Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; Alike in ignorance,... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 658 pages
...With too much knowledge for the skeptic's side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hanas 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; Alike in ignorance,... | |
 | English poetry - 1873 - 390 pages
...With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hang's 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 ; Alike in ignorance,... | |
 | Stopford Augustus Brooke - 1874 - 396 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 ; Alike in ignorance,... | |
 | Stopford Augustus Brooke - 1875 - 374 pages
...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 but to die, and reas'ning but to err; Alike in ignorance,... | |
 | Jakob Olaus Løkke - 1875 - 556 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; Alike in ignorance,... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - 840 pages
...great : With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, VVith too much weakness for the Stoic's pride. "7 In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Bom but to die, and reasoning but lo err ; Alike in ignorance,... | |
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