 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 - Pagina 61de Beulah Kezia Hanson - 1845Vizualizare completă - Despre această carte
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pagini
...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 pagini
...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 pagini
...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 pagini
...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 pagini
...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 pagini
...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 pagini
...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 pagini
...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 pagini
...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 pagini
...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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