Moral essaysJ. and P. Knapton, 1751 |
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... knowledge and characters of MEN EPISTLE II . Of the characters of WOMEN EPISTLE III . Of the ufe of RICHES EPISTLE IV . Of the ufe of RICHES 161 193 215 262 EPISTLE V. To Mr. Addifon , occafioned by his dialogues on MEDALS 294 1 ERRAT A ...
... knowledge and characters of MEN EPISTLE II . Of the characters of WOMEN EPISTLE III . Of the ufe of RICHES EPISTLE IV . Of the ufe of RICHES 161 193 215 262 EPISTLE V. To Mr. Addifon , occafioned by his dialogues on MEDALS 294 1 ERRAT A ...
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... knowledge , and pretending to more Perfection , the caufe of Man's error and mifery . The impiety of putting himself in the place of God , and judging of the fitness or unfitness , perfection or imperfection , justice or injuftice of ...
... knowledge , and pretending to more Perfection , the caufe of Man's error and mifery . The impiety of putting himself in the place of God , and judging of the fitness or unfitness , perfection or imperfection , justice or injuftice of ...
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... Knowledge of Mankind , and the various Manners of the age . ance . NOTES . VER . 7 , 8. A Wild , - Or Garden , ] The Wild relates to the human paffions , productive ( as he explains in the fecond epiftle ) both of good and evil . The ...
... Knowledge of Mankind , and the various Manners of the age . ance . NOTES . VER . 7 , 8. A Wild , - Or Garden , ] The Wild relates to the human paffions , productive ( as he explains in the fecond epiftle ) both of good and evil . The ...
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... may be relieved by a careful and circumfpect ufe of Reafon . On the contrary , had he fuppofed Man so blind as to be bufied in chufing , or doubtful in his choice , between With too much knowledge for the Sceptic fide , With C 4 [ 39 ]
... may be relieved by a careful and circumfpect ufe of Reafon . On the contrary , had he fuppofed Man so blind as to be bufied in chufing , or doubtful in his choice , between With too much knowledge for the Sceptic fide , With C 4 [ 39 ]
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Alexander Pope. With too much knowledge for the Sceptic fide , With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride , He hangs between ; in doubt to act , or reft ; In doubt to deem himself a God , or Beast ; COMMENTARY . knowledge of our own ...
Alexander Pope. With too much knowledge for the Sceptic fide , With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride , He hangs between ; in doubt to act , or reft ; In doubt to deem himself a God , or Beast ; COMMENTARY . knowledge of our own ...
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abfurd againſt arifing Balaam beauty becauſe beft beſt bleffing bleft blifs Cæfar caufe cauſe Characters cife COMMENTARY conclufion confequently confifts courſe Dæmon defcribed defign Epiftle ev'ry evil faid falfe fame fatire fays fecond fenfe ferves fhall fhews fhould firft firſt folly fome fool foul ftate ftill ftrength fubject fublime fuch fuppofed fupport fure fyftem give Happineſs hath Heav'n himſelf human illuftrates inftance itſelf juft juſt knave laſt lefs Mankind mind miſtake moft moral moſt muft muſt Nature neceffary neral NOTES obfervation occafion ourſelves perfon philofophic Plato pleaſure poet poet's pow'r praiſe prefent Pride principle purpoſe purſue racter raiſe Reafon reft Religion Riches rife riſe ruling Paffion Self-love Senfe ſenſe ſhall ſtanding ſtate ſtill ſyſtem Tafte Taſte thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thouſand thro tion true truth univerfal uſe Vice Virtue whofe whole whoſe wife wiſdom
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