 | Joseph Addison - 1713 - 222 σελίδες
...Field, Where the great Cenfor toil'd with his own Hands, And all our frugal Anceftors were blefs'd In humble Virtues, and a Rural Life. There live retired, pray for the Peace of Rome, Content thy felf to be Obfcurely good. When Vice prevails, and impious Men bear Sway, The Poft of Honour is... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1733 - 94 σελίδες
...Field, Where the great Cenfor toil'd with his own Hands, And all our frugal Anceftors were blefs'd In humble Virtues, and a Rural Life. There live retired, pray for the Peace of Rirmi, Content thy (elf to be Obfcurely good. When Vice prevails, and impious Men bear Sway, The Poft... | |
 | John Bell - 1791 - 292 σελίδες
...rural life ; There live retir'd, pray for the peace of Rome j Content thyself to be obscurely good. H When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. Par. I hope my father does not recommend A life to Portius that he scorns himself. Cato. Farewell,... | |
 | 1797 - 462 σελίδες
...And aH our frugal ancestors were bless'd In humble virtues, and a rural life ; There live retir'd, pray for the peace of Rome ; Content thyself to be obscurely good. H When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. Per. I hope... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 462 σελίδες
...And all our frugal ancestors were bless'd In humble virtues, and a rural life ; There live retir'd, pray for the peace of Rome ; Content thyself to be obscurely good. H When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. Por. I hope... | |
 | Nicholas Rowe - 1797 - 452 σελίδες
...And all our frugal ancestors were bless'd In humble virtues, and a rural life ; There live retir'd, pray for the peace of Rome ; Content thyself to be obscurely good. I '') H ' , . 7* CATo. AS f . j When vice prevail*, and impious men bear sway, ' The post of honour... | |
 | Parliament proc - 1802 - 598 σελίδες
...administration, by repeating a passage^ extremely applicable to them> from the tragedy ofCatoi ™ When vice prevails), and impious 'men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station." The House resolved itself into a committee on the enquiry into the management of Greenwich Hospital.... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 946 σελίδες
...field, Where the great Censor toiled with his own hands, And all our frugal ancestors were blessed In humble virtues, and a rural life ; There live retired,...bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. Por. I hope my father di№S not recommend A life to Portius, that he scorns himself? Cato. Farewell,... | |
 | 1804 - 516 σελίδες
...field, Where the great Censor toiled with bis own hands, And all our frugal ancestors were blessed In humble virtues, and a rural life ; There live retired,...bear sway. The post of honour is a private station. Por. I hope my father does not recommend A life to Portius, that he scorns himself? Cato. Farewell,... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 954 σελίδες
...field, Where the great Censor toiled widi his own hands, And all our frugal ancestor* were blessed In humble virtues, and a rural life ; There live retired,...When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The poet of honour is a private station. Por. I hope my father does nut recommend A life to Portius, that... | |
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Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station. 
