 How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful, is man! How passing wonder He who made him such, Who centred in our make such strange extremes!  Flowers; their moral, language, and poetry, ed. by H.G. Adams - Page 85edited by - 1844Full view - About this book
 | Christianity - 1825 - 788 pages
...meekness was so much extolled by a certain popular orator, we cannot help exclaiming, with the poetHow poor ! how rich ! how abject ! how august ! How complicate ! how wonderful is man ! Dim miniature of greatness absolute ! Helpless immortal ! insect infinite ! A worm ! a god ! Fertile... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - 1825 - 816 pages
...meekness was so much extolled by a certain popular orator, we cannot help exclaiming, with the poetHow poor ! how rich ! how abject ! how august ! How complicate ! how wonderful is man ! Dim miniature of pp-eatness absolute ! Helpless immortal ! insect infinite ! A worm ! a god ! Fertile... | |
 | 1826 - 398 pages
...even this, is the life of man, in the sight of God, who is from ever and for ever." Pope's Letters. " How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate,...such ; Who centred in our make such strange extremes ! Distinguish'd link in beings' endless chain, Midway from nothing to the Deity ; A beam ethereal,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1826 - 318 pages
...eternity ! how surely mine ! 05 And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour ? How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate,...wonderful, is man ! How passing wonder He who made him such ! 70 Who centred in our make such strange extremes ! From different natures marvellously mix'd, Connexion... | |
 | Benjamin Humphrey Smart - Elocution - 1826 - 242 pages
...hour ? 7 How poor, 8 how rich, 9 how abject, I0 how august, How complicate, how wonderful, is man ! II How passing wonder He who made him such ! Who centred...strange extremes, From different natures marvellously mixed. Connexion exquisite of distant worlds ! Distinguished link in being's endless chain, Midway... | |
 | Edward Young - Didactic poetry, English - 1826 - 284 pages
...eternity ! how surely mine ! 65 And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour ? How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful, is man ! How passing wonder Ilo who made him such! 70 Who centred in our make such strange extremes ! From different natures marvellously... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1826 - 488 pages
...of human intelligence is altogether impassable by them, justifying the exclamation of the poet ; — How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful is Man ! Section 5. ON THE PHYSICAL POWERS OF MAN. In form erect, and mien majestic, MAN , His lordly stamp... | |
 | General reader - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1827 - 246 pages
...like an angel ! in apprehension how like a God ! the, beauty of the world — the paragon of animals. How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate,...Who centred in our make such strange extremes From diff'rent nature, marvellously mixt, Connexion exquisite of distant worlds! Distinguish5!! link in... | |
 | James Ewell - Cooking - 1827 - 868 pages
...that a great nation in the tude of munificence can bestow,; OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE HUMAN MACHINE. How poor, how rich, how abject, how august; How complicate,...man! How passing wonder He who made him such! Who center'd in our make such strange extreme^'. From different natures, marvellously mixed! An heir of... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...eternity ! how surely mine! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour ? How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate,...man ! How passing wonder He who made him such ! Who center'd in our make such strange extremes From different natures marvellously mix'd, Connexion exquisite... | |
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