 What a confused chaos ! What a subject of contradiction ! A professed judge of all things, and yet a feeble worm of the earth ; the great depository and guardian of truth, and yet a mere huddle of uncertainty ; the glory and the scandal of the universe.  The Book of Human Character - Page 311by Charles Bucke - 1837Full view - About this book
 | Blaise Pascal - 1731 - 388 pages
...Man! What a furprizing Novelty! What a conrufed Chaos ! What a Subject of Contradiction ! A profefs'd Judge of all Things, and yet a feeble Worm of the Earth i the great Depofitary and Guardian of Truth, and yet a meer Huddle of Uncertainty ; the Glory and... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1782 - 514 pages
...What a chimera then is man ! what a confufed chaos ! what a fubjecl of contradiction ! a profefled judge of all things, and yet a feeble worm of the earth ! The great depofitary and guardian of truth, and yet a mere huddle of uncertainty! the glory and the fcandal of... | |
 | 1785 - 772 pages
...What a chimera then is man ! what a confufed chaos ! what a fubjedlof contradic-* tion! aprofefled judge of all things, and yet a feeble worm of the earth ! the great depositary and guardian of truth, and yet л mere huddle of uncertainty! the glory and the fcandal... | |
 | 1793 - 310 pages
...a chimera then is man ! what a confufed " chaos ! what a fubje<Et of contradiction ! a profefled " judge of all things, and yet a feeble worm of the " earth ! the great depofitary and guardian of truth, " and yet a mere huddle of uncertainty ! the glory and " the fcandal... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 330 pages
...endless error hurl'd, The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. POPE. 1 What a chimera then is man! what a confused chaos! what a subject of contradiction ! a professed judge of all things, yet a feeble worm of the earth! the great depositary and guardian of truth, and yet a mere huddle of... | |
 | 1803 - 240 pages
...endless error hurl'd, The glory, jest, and riddle of the world, Pope. •* What a chimera then is man ! what a confused chaos ! " what a subject of contradiction...things, and yet a feeble worm of the earth ! the great de" positary and guardian of truth, and yet a mere huddle of " uncertainty ! the glory and the scandal... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...Adventurer,* that these reflections were minutely copied from Pascal, who says, " What a chimera then is man ! what a confused chaos ! what a subject of contradiction...things, and yet a feeble worm of the earth ! The great depositary and guardian of truth, and yet a mere huddle of uncertainty ! the glory and the scandal... | |
 | Blaise Pascal - 1806 - 402 pages
...surprising novelty ! What a confused Chaos ! What a subject of contradiction ! A profess 'd Jutlge of all things, and yet a feeble worm of the earth ! The great depositary and guardian of truth, and yet a mere huddle of uncertainty. The glory and the scandal of... | |
 | 1819 - 332 pages
...endless error hurl'd, The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. POPE. ' What a chimera then is man ! what a confused chaos ! what a subject of contradiction ! a professed judge of all things, yet a feeble worm of the earth ! the great depositary and guardian of truth, and yet a mere huddle... | |
 | John Hawkesworth - 1823 - 302 pages
...endless error hurl'd, The glory, jest, and riddle of the world. POPE. " What a chimera then is man ! what a confused chaos ! what a subject of contradiction ! a professed judge of all things, yet a feeble worm of the earth ! the great depositary and guardian of truth, and yet a mere huddle... | |
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