...confusM, Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd; Created half to rise, and half to fall ; Great lord^>f all things, yet a prey to all: Sole judge of truth,...world ! Go, wondrous creature! mount where science Go, measure earth, weigh air, and state the tides j Instruct the planets in what orbs to run, Correct...

...majestic wisdom— as his description of the state of man : < Born but to die, and reasoning but to err : Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole...error hurl'd; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world !' Think of these words amid the din of worldly business ; think of them in the ardor of studious toil...

...been bestowed on Pope, but which is copied nearly verbatim from Pascal. The lines in Pope are : — " Chaos of thought and passion all confused, Still by...hurl'd, The glory, jest, and riddle of the world." The passage in Pascal is as follows : — • " Quelle chimere est-ce done que 1'homme ! quelle nouveaute,...

...been bestowed on Pope, but which is copied nearly verbatim from Pascal. The lines in Pope are : — " Chaos of thought and passion all confused, Still by...prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurPd, The glory, jest, and riddle of the world." The passage in Pascal is as follows : — " Quelle...

...a god, or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ; 9n, ereature ! mount where seience guides, Go, measure earth, weigh air, and state the tides ; Instruet...

...0>e Species Jttan. " Know then thyself, presume not GOD to scan, The proper study of mankind is man ; Created half to rise, and half to fall, Great Lord...Judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd, The glory, pest, and riddle of the world." POPE. MEN'S minds are turned just now more than usually to philosophical...

...in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much ; Chaos of passion, passions 2~B} y- q fop«. MAN— Superiority of. While some animals exhibit individual powers in higher perfection, man...

...Utile or too much : Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd, Still by himself abused or disabus'd; Created half to rise, and half to fall ; Great lord...hurl'd, The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. Le premier vers résume tout le livre précédent, et le second résume tout le livre présent; c'est...

...little or too much ; Chaos of thoight and passion, all confus'd; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd ; Created half to rise, and half to fall ; Great lord...endless error hurl'd; The glory, jest, and riddle of the worldj Go, wondrous creature ! mount where science guides ; Go, measure earth, weigh air, and state...

...little or too much : Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd, Still by himself abused or disabus'd; Created half to rise, and half to fall ; Great lord...all. Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd, Thé glory, jest, and riddle of the world. Le premier vers résume tout le livre précédent, et le...