 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,...  Works of Fisher Ames - Σελίδα 148των Fisher Ames - 1809 - 519 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 σελίδες
...I. KNOW, then thyself, presume not God to scan: The proper study of mankind is mar1. Fiac'don this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise and rudely great, With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, 5 With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, lie hangs... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 σελίδες
...life. JK.NOW 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 wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, He hangs between ; in doubt to act, or rest ; In doubt... | |
 | Anna Seward - 1804 - 352 σελίδες
...grasped thus ? I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon, Than such a Roman. JULIUS CJE-SAR.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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 σελίδες
...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 wise and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, & With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 σελίδες
...NOW 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 wise and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs... | |
 | Samuel Shuckford - 1808 - 428 σελίδες
...Then in 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 σελίδες
...1 . 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 wise and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 σελίδες
...1 . KNOW then thyself, presume not God to scan ; The proper study of mankind is man. Plac'J on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too ranch weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 322 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 σελίδες
...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 wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, With too inn''h weakness for the Stojc's pride, He... | |
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