 | American literature - 1872 - 660 pages
...darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the skeptic's side, With too much weakness for the 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,... | |
 | Willoughby Jones - Businessmen - 1872 - 516 pages
...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, In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to... | |
 | Stopford Augustus Brooke - English poetry - 1874 - 396 pages
...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 ; In doubt to deem himself a God, or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to... | |
 | Stopford Augustus Brooke - Literary Criticism - 1875 - 374 pages
...darkly wise, and rudely great: With too much knowledge for the sceptic sklo, With too much weakness for the 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... | |
 | Jakob Olaus Løkke - 1875 - 556 pages
...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; In doubt to deem himself a God, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die,... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1876 - 840 pages
...darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, VVith too much weakness rest; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Bom but to die,... | |
 | Edgar Dyke Whitmarsh - 1877 - 602 pages
...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 ; In doubt to deem himself A GOD or BEAST ; * '' Tiie proper study of mankind is man.' Of course... | |
 | James Comper Gray - 1878 - 404 pages
...darkly wise and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much greatness for the 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... | |
 | Readers - 1878 - 446 pages
...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; In doubt to deem himself a God, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die,... | |
 | John Adam Weisse - English language - 1878 - 828 pages
...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 ; In doubt to deem himself a god or beast ; In doubt his mind or body to prefer ; Born but to... | |
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KNOW then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man. Placed 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,... 
