...reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much : Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd ; Still by himself abus'd or disabus'd ; • Created half to rise, and half to fall ; 15 Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd ; The...

...passion, all confused ; Still by himself abused or disabused ; Created half to rise and half to fall ; 15 Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole...Go, wondrous creature ! mount where science guides ; 19 Go, measure earth, weigh air, and state the tides ; i Ktuno then thyself. The division of the...

...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...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 ardour of studious toil...

...Pride, in erring Reason's spite, One truth is clear. 'Whatever IS, IS RIGHT'. 8898 An Essay on Man t got the hurled; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world! 8899 An Essay on Man Go, teach Eternal Wisdom how...

...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...fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all. (An Essay on Man, n, 3~14)38 This is great poetry. Its mastery of rhythm, antithesis, and diction is...

...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...endless error hurl'd; The glory, jest and riddle of the world.2 Government under such conditions was pronounced (by James Madison in Federalist No. 51) as...

...Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little or too much; Still by himself abused or disabus'd Created half to rise, and half to fall;...hurl'd: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world! ' The Pauline expression of this human duality is a moral conflict. So I find it to be a law that when...

...little, or too much. Chaos of Thought and Passion, all confus'd; Still by himself abus'd, ordisabus'd; Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord...hurl'd: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!" (Alexander Pope, Essay on Man) „Ich glaube der Mensch ist am Ende ein so freies Wesen, daß ihm das...

...reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much: Chaos of Thought and Passion, all confus'd; Still by himself abus'd, or disabus'd; Created half...hurl'd: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world! An Essay on Man (1733) 1950: Epistle 2, 53-56. 2 For Forms of Government let fools contest; Whate'er...

...little or too much; Chaos of thought and passion, all confused: Still by himself abused, or disabused; Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord...prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world! Alexander Pope (1688-1744), An Essay on Man 2 "Behold...