 Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all' things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world...  L'essai sur l'homme - Page 40by Alexander Pope - 1821 - 207 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...reas'ning but to err ; 10 Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether' he think too little or too much : Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd ; Still...disabus'd ; Created half to rise and half to fall ; li Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd : The... | |
 | Anna Seward - Physicians - 1804 - 352 pages
...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, in endless error hurl'd, The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. POPE, on the Construction of Man. Kot e'en a spot unfought the hero gave, No ! till his foes had earn'd... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...foul, As thence to model one harmonious WHOLE. 21. Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd ; StilJ by himself abus'd, or disabus'd ; Created half to...prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'il : The glory, jest, and riddle, of the world !f It * Hymn, apud Hen. Steph. pag. 49. See to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 pages
...all confus'd ; Still by himfelf abus'd, or difabus'd ; Created half to rife, and half to fall ; 15: Great Lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endlefs error hurPd : The glory, jeft, and riddle of the world ! Go, VARIATIONS. After ver. 18. in... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 pages
...all confus'd ; Still by himfelf abus'd, or difabt1s'd ; Created half to rife, and half to fall ; 1 5 Great Lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endlefs error hurl'd : The glory, jeft, and riddle of the world ! Go, VARIATIONS. After ver. 18. in... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of thonght and passion, all confus'd ; Still by himself abus'd...all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd ; Ihe glory, jest, nod riddle of the world ! Go, wondrous creature ! mount where science guides; Go,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 334 pages
...should suspend the foree of gravitation till he is gone by, in order to his deliverance?' WOLLASTON. Chaos of thought and passion all confus'd, Still by...hurl'd, The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. POPZ. ' What a chimera then is man ! what a confused chaos! what 3 subject of contradiction ! a professed... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of thought and passion, all coofus'd ; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd ; Created half...hurl'd ; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world t [guides ; Go, wondrous creature! mount where science Go, measure earth, weigh air, and state the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason snch, Whether he thinks too little or too mnch : Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd ; Still...abus'd or disabus'd ; Created half to rise, and half to fail ; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ;. Sole jndge of truth, in endless error hurl'd:The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...Whether he thinks too little or too tnuch : rot. 11. u Chaos of thought and passion, all confns'd ; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd ; Created half to rise, and half to fell ; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd ;... | |
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