 | Richard Gordon - 2002 - 444 páginas
...professionally conduct Pope's proper study of mankind, man. Who is: 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. The anthropological monarch, crowned flashingly with artistic and philosophical diadems, forgets that... | |
 | Blanford Parker, Parker Blanford - 1998 - 262 páginas
...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; Chaos of Thought and Passion, all confus'd; Still by himself abus'd, or disabus'd; Created half to... | |
 | Bruno Barnhart - 1999 - 281 páginas
...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; Still by himself abused or disabus'd Created... | |
 | Ellis Sandoz - 1999 - 235 páginas
...sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act or rest; In doubt his Mind or Body to prefer; Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err; . . . Chaos of Thought and Passion all confus'd. Still by himself abus'd, or disabus'd; Created half... | |
 | Thorsten Paprotny - 1999 - 247 páginas
...Stoic's pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest, In doubt to deen himself a god, or beast, In doubt his mind or body to prefer, Born but to die, and reas'ning to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much. Chaos of Thought... | |
 | David L. Sills, Robert King Merton - 2000 - 437 páginas
...Stoic's pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act, pr 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;... | |
 | Alfred Rupert Hall - 1981 - 379 páginas
...stoic 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 . . ,16 Less prone than either philosophy or poetry thus to insinuate man into his logical place in... | |
 | John Cartwright - 2000 - 376 páginas
...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. (Pope, 'Essay on Man') We share much of our basic anatomy and physiology with other animals: we eat,... | |
 | Roy Porter - 2000 - 727 páginas
...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;... | |
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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;... 
