 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 σελίδες
...Ask of the learn 'd the way? The learn 'd are blind: This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind; Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these; Some, sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain; Some, swell'd to gods, confess e'en virtue vain; Or... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 424 σελίδες
...Ask of the learn'd the way ? The learn'd are blind ; This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind : Some place the bliss in action, some in ease ; Those call it pleasure, and contentment these." They differed as well in the means, as in the nature of the end. Some placed Happiness in Action, some... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 σελίδες
...thee. Ask of the learn'd the way. Thelearn'dare blind: This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind ; ul eye the passing train. Yet I (perhaps too fond), if chance the tide Tumultuous bear my p : Some, sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain ; Some, swell'd to gods, confess ev'n virtue vain... | |
 | Minstrel - 1824 - 246 σελίδες
...the way, the learn'd are hlind : This hids to serve, and that to shun mankind. Some place the hliss in action, some in ease ; Those call it pleasure, and contentment these — Take nature's path, and mad opinions leave; All states can reach it, and all heads conceive : Obvious... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 σελίδες
...Ask of the learn'tf the way. The learn'd are blind ; This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind : Some place the bliss in action, some in ease ; Those call it pleasure, and 'contentment these : Some sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain ; Some swell'd to gods, confess ev'n virtue vain ;... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 σελίδες
...Ask of the learn'd the way ? the learn'd are blind ; This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind; Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these; Some sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain ; Some swell'd to gods, confess ev'n virtue vain ! Or... | |
 | Richard Harrison Black - 1825 - 372 σελίδες
...place confined, " But still is found in a contented mind." Contentment, the state of being content. " Some place the bliss in action, some in ease ; " Those call it pleasure, and contentment these." Pope. Con-test, from contra, against, and testari, to bear witness. To dispute, to call in question.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 σελίδες
...Ask of the learn'd the way 1 The learn'd are blind, Thie bide to serve, and that to shun mankind ; 20 Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these : Some, sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain; Some, swell'd to gods, confess e'en virtue vain;... | |
 | 1830 - 368 σελίδες
...satisfied with what we have, which is abundantly sufficient, for he that is content wants nothing." " Some place the bliss in action, some in ease ; Those call it pleasure, and contentment these ; Some, sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain ; Some, swell'd to gods, confess e'en virtue vain."... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 286 σελίδες
...way. The learn'd are blind; vv^ This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind: Some place the biiss in action, some in ease ; Those call it pleasure, and contentment these : Some sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain ; Some swell'd to gods, confess ev'n virtue vain :... | |
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