 A being darkly wise and rudely great; 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 hurled — The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. That  The Atlantic Monthly - ˹éÒ 3711926ÁØÁÁͧ·Ñé§àÅèÁ - à¡ÕèÂǡѺ˹ѧÊ×ÍàÅèÁ¹Õé
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - 1874 - 588 ˹éÒ
...of thought and passion all confused; Still by himself abused or disabused; Created half to rise, or half to fall, Great lord of all things, yet a prey...hurled, The glory, jest, and riddle of the world." It is in this way, if by no means always in so epigrammatical arid finished a fashion, that the English... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1736 - 64 ˹éÒ
...all coufus'd. Still by hitaifelf abus'd, or dif-abui'd; Created half to rife, and half to fall j 15 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 ! Go, wondrous Creature I mount where... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 426 ˹éÒ
...of Thought and Paffion, all confus'd; Still by himfelf abus'd, or difabus'd ; 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! Here defcribing the State of the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 374 ˹éÒ
...Paffion, all confus'd ; Still by himfelf abus'd, or difabus'd ; Created half to rife, and half to fall j 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 ! VARIATIONS. After ir 18. in the MS.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 274 ˹éÒ
...of Thought and Paffion, all confus'd ; Still by himfelf abus'd, or difabus'dj Created half to rife, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all i NOTES. VER. 10. Bern but to die, fcfr.] The author's meaning is, that, as we are born to die, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 ˹éÒ
...of Thought and Paffion, all confus'd ; Still by himfelf abus'd, or difabus'd ; Created half to rife, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; No TE s. VER. 10. Born but to die, £3"r.] The author's meaning is, that, as we are born to die, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 378 ˹éÒ
...all confus'dj Still by himfelf abus'd, or difabus'd ; Created half to rife, and half to fall j 15 0 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 ! VARIATIONS. After *i8. in-the MS.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 238 ˹éÒ
...of Thought and Paffion, all confus'd; Still by himfelf abus'd, or difabus'd ; Created half to rife, and half to fall ; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; VEB. 2. The froftr flitjy, etc.'] The poet having {hewn, the_^*y? epiftle, that the ivays of Cod... | |
 | sir Thomas Browne - 1754 - 420 ˹éÒ
...Chaos of thought and paffion, all, con-- Still by himfelf abus'd, or dif-abus'd; Created half to rife, and half to fall; Great Lord of all things, yet a prey to fus'd; ^ all; v Sole judge of truth, in endlefs error hurl'd: he glory, jeft, and riddle of the world!... | |
 | Richard Hurd, William Mason - 1757 - 88 ˹éÒ
...thought and paffion, all confus'd; " Still by himfelf abus'd or difabus'd; " 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." 2. This conclufion is ftill more... | |
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