 | 1808 - 408 pàgines
...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...much weakness for the stoic's 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pàgines
...II. I. TT"NOW then thyself, presume not God to scan; .". The proper stndy of mankind is man. Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, and rndely great With too mnch knowledge for the Sceptic side, With too mnch weakness for the Stoic's pride,... | |
 | Samuel Shuckford - 1808 - 428 pàgines
...the scale of life and sense 'tis plain, There must be somewhere such a raiik as man; Plac'd on the isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise and rudely great. 4 c Without this Plato thought the heavens would be iinper* feet. ttparof ariAiJC irai, TO. yag airaila... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 322 pàgines
...sublime idea, which lay unnoticed in this ode, till Mr. Pope produced it into observation — " Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, " A being darkly wise, and rudely great." Ess. on Man, ep. ii. 3. Not but our philosophical poet had his eye, also on M. Pascal — " qu'est-ce... | |
 | Fisher Ames - 1809 - 576 pàgines
...on his four years political journey in this seemingly equivocal manner as a president, Placed on the isthmus of a. middle state, A being darkly wise and rudely great. BUT if this would do for him, it would not answer for his party : they will expect much and attempt... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pàgines
...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...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pàgines
...FP1STLE II. I. KNOW then thyself, presnme not God to scan, The proper study of mnnkjnd is man. Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly...too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, With too inn''h weakness for the Stojc's pride, He hangs Vein era ; In doubt to act, or rest; In doubt to di-cm'... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pàgines
...does Mr. Pope describe Man's weakness and blindness, with regard-to his own nature : • — Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly...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... | |
 | William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - 1811 - 446 pàgines
...beautifully does Mr. Pope describe Man's weakness and blindness, with regard to his own nature : — Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly...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... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 454 pàgines
...does Mr. Pope describe Man's weakness and blindness, with regard to his own nature : , • — Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly...rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic sidej With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, 'or rest ;... | |
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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, He hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest; In doubt to deem himself a god, or... 
