 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...Stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; 1л doubt to deem himself a god, or beast \ matrons go, a spotless train ! reasoning but to err; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much... | |
 | Samuel B. EMMONS - English language - 1832 - 168 pages
...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, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much: Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 pages
...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 ; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast ; / reasoning but to en- ; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...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, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...Stoic's pride, Ho hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast ; e, and Tully join'd. The great deliverer he ! who from the reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 pages
...himself, where he says of Man, that he hath — "too much knowledge for (ho Sceptic side." — Warburlun. In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of thought... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 pages
...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, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1850 - 94 pages
...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...and reas'ning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little , or too much : Chaos of Thought and Passion , all confus'd... | |
 | English poetry - 1851 - 496 pages
...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, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much... | |
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The proper study of mankind is Man. Plac'd 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;... 
