Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words — health, peace, and competence. But health consists with temperance alone : And peace, O virtue ! peace is all thy own. Fanny Lee's testimony - Seite 61von Beulah Kezia Hanson - 1845Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| John Bell - 1796 - 524 Seiten
...individuals find, Or God and Nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, Health, Peace, and Competence. But health consists with temperance alone ; 81 And peace, Oh, Virtue ! peace is all thy own. The good or bad the gifts of Fortune gain ; But... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 Seiten
...individuals find, Or God and nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health, peace, and competence....temperance alone ; And peace, O Virtue ! peace is all thy own. The good or bad the gifts of fortune gain ; But these less taste them as they worse obtain.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 Seiten
...individuals find, Or God and Nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, Health, Peace, and Competence....health consists with temperance alone ; And peace, oh, Virtue ! peace is all thy own. The good or bad the gifts of Fortune gain ; But these less taste... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 Seiten
...individuals find, Or God and nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words,— health, peace, and competence....temperance alone ; And peace, O virtue ! peace is all thy own. The good or bad the gifts of fortune gain ; But these less taste them, as they worse obtain.... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1808 - 178 Seiten
...restrain ; As thorns fence in the tender plant iron! harm. Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health, peace, and competence...temperance alone ; .And peace, O virtue ! peace is all thy own. On earth nought precious is obtain'd, But what is painful too ; By travel, and to travel born,... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 Seiten
...individuals find, Or God and nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's whole pleasure, afl the joys of sense, Lie in three words, — health, peace, and competence....temperance alone ; And peace, O virtue ! peace is all thy own. The good or had the gifts of fortune gain ; But these less taste them, as they worse obtain.... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1808 - 542 Seiten
...common sense. Needful austerities our wills restrain ; Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health, peace, and competence...temperance alone; And peace, O virtue! peace is all thy own. On earth nought precious is obtain'd. But what is painful too; Hi/ travel and to travel born,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 Seiten
...find, Or God and nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lies in three words, health, peace, and competence. But...temperance alone : And peace, O virtue ! peace is all thy own. The good or bad the gifts of fortune gain ; But these less taste them, as they worse obtain.... | |
| John Sabine - 1810 - 308 Seiten
...God and nature meant to mere mankind, lleason's s*: X Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health, peace, and competence...health consists with temperance alone; And peace, oh virtue ! peace is all thy own. POPE. The true Reward of Virtue. What nothing earthly gives, or can... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 Seiten
...Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health, peace, and comp«tence : But health consists with temperance alone ; And peace, O virtue ! peace is all thy own. Placid Emotion. Who can forbear to smile with nature ? Can The stormy passions in the bosom... | |
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