 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1821 - 252 pages
...darkly wise , and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the Scepti'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... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 276 pages
...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,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 370 pages
...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 ; NOTES. Pourquoi suis-je en im jour si las de ses... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 372 pages
...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 ; NOTES. Pourquoi suis-je en un jour si las de ses... | |
 | Readers - 1824 - 348 pages
...darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic'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 : Eorn, but to... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...darkly wise, and rudely great: With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness 'd From Chaos, and th' inroad of darkness old, Satan alighted rest ; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1824 - 84 pages
...darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic's side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between : in doubt to act or rest ; In doubts to deem himself i> god or b«F.st ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer, Born but... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1824 - 80 pages
...darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic's aide, i With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between : in doubt to act or rest ; In doubts to deem himself a god or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer, Born but to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...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... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...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... | |
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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,... 
