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" Created half to rise, and half to fall: Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd; The glory jest, and riddle of the world! "
Poems, Moral, Elegant and Pathetic: Vis. Essay on Man - Page 17
1796 - 220 pages
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An Essay on Man: In Epistles to a Friend. Epistle II.

Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1733 - 26 pages
...t J Chaos of Thought and Paffion, all confus'd ; Still by himfelf abus'd, or dif-abus'd¿ '..> r? : Created half to rife, and half to fall ; Great Lord of all things, yet a Prey to all ; Sole Judge of Truth, in endlefs Error hurl'd : The Glory, ]eft, and Riddle, of thé World! Go wondrous...
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A Critical and philosophical Commentay on Mr. Pope's Essay on Man. In which ...

William Warburton - 1742 - 220 pages
...little Attention to the concluding Words of this fublime Defcription, where the Poet tells us, Man was Created half to rife, and half to fall ; Great Lord of all Things, yet a Prey to all; Sole Judge of Truth, in endlefs Error hurl'd : The Glory, Jeft, and Riddle of the World. , Indeed he...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Alexander Pope, Esq ..., Volume 2

William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 432 pages
...prefer, Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err, Alike in Ignorance his Reafon fuel), Whether he thinks too little, or too much. Chaos of Thought and Paflion,...fall ; Great Lord of all Things, yet a Prey to all ; Sole Judge of Truth, in endlefs Error hurl'd : The Glory f Jeft, and Riddle, of the World ! Here...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume 2

William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 426 pages
...Ignorance his Reafon fuch, Whether he thinks too little, or too mucfi. Chaos of Thought and Paffion, all confus'd; Still by himfelf abus'd, or difabus'd...fall; Great Lord of all Things, yet a Prey to all ; Sole Judge of Truth, in endlefs Error hurl'd : The Glory, Jeft, and Riddle, of the World ! Here defcribing...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Moral essays

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 pages
...ignorance, his reafon fuch, Whether he thinks too little, or too much : Chaos of Thought and Paffion, all confus'd ; Still by himfelf abus'd, or difabus'd...fall ; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; No TE s. 10 bufied in chilling, or doubtful in his choice, between two objefts equally wrong, the...
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The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 3

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 274 pages
...ignorance, his reafon fuch, Whether he thinks too little, or too much : Chaos of Thought and Paffion, all confus'd ; Still by himfelf abus'd, or difabus'd...fall ; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; NOTEs. I* bufied in chuling, or doubtful in his choice, between two objefts equally wrong, the cafe...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Moral essays

Alexander Pope - 1752 - 378 pages
...reafon fuch, Whether he thinks too little, or too much : Chaos of Thought and Paffion, all confus'dj Still by himfelf abus'd, or difabus'd ; Created half to rife, and half to fall j 1 5 0 Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of Truth, in endlefs Error hurl'd...
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Religio medici. To which is added, sir Digby's Observations. Also critical notes

sir Thomas Browne - 1754 - 420 pages
...his reafon fuch, Whether 'he thinks too little, or much ; Chaos of thought and paflion, all, cc fus'd Still by himfelf abus'd, or dif-abus'd ; Created half...fall; Great Lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endlefs error hurl'd: The glory, jeft, and riddle of the world ! mat!, Ep....
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A Letter to Mr. Mason: On the Marks of Imitation

Richard Hurd - Imitation in literature - 1757 - 90 pages
...EJJay at Man., and tell me if Mr. Pope did not work up the following lines out of thefe reflexions. . " Chaos of thought and paflion, all confus'd; " Still...fall, " Great Lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; *' Sole judge of truth, in endlefs error hurl'd : *' The glory, jeft, and riddle of the world." 2....
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A Letter to Mr. Mason: On the Marks of Imitation

Richard Hurd, William Mason - Imitation (in literature) - 1757 - 88 pages
...Mr. Pope did not work up the following lines out of thefe reflexions. " Chaos of thought and paffion, all confus'd; " Still by himfelf abus'd or difabus'd;...fall, " Great Lord of all things, yet a prey to all; " Sole judge of truth, in endlefs error hurl'd : ' The glory, jeft, and riddle of the world." 2. This...
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