 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...  An essay on man. Cornish ed - Página 74por Alexander Pope - 1798Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Richard Harrison Black - 1825 - 372 páginas
...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.... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 páginas
...shun mankind ; Some plaee the bliss in aetion, some in ease, Those eall it pleasure, and eontentment fluttering eovey rise. Soon as the blushing light begins to spread, And glanein eonfess ev'n virtue vain ; Or, indolent, to eaeh extreme they fall, To trust in ev'ry thing, or doubt... | |
 | Lindley Murray, John Walker - 1826 - 314 páginas
...And, fled from monarchs, St. John ! dwells with thee. S. Ask of the learn'd the way. The learn'd are blind ; This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind...virtue vain ; Or indolent, to each extreme they fall, i To trust in ev'ry thing, or doubt of all. 4. Who thus define it, say they more or less Than this,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 268 páginas
...; And, fled from monarchs, St John ! dwells with thee. Ask of the learn 'd the way. The learn'd are blind ; This bids to serve, ,and that to shun mankind...pain ; Some swell'd to gods, confess ev'n virtue vain ; j Or indolent, to each extreme they fall. To trust in ev'ry thing, or doubt of all. , Who thus define... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 224 páginas
...free; 'Tis no where to be found, or ev'ry where. 3. Ask of the learn'd the way. The learn'd are blmd j This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind: Some...pain; Some swell'd to gods, confess ev'n virtue vain: And, fled from monarchs, St. John! dwells with thee. 4. Who thus define it, say they more or less Thau... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 páginas
...from monarcbs, St. John ! dwells with thee. {;>' •3. Ask of the learn 'd the way. The learn'd are blind; This bids to serve and that to shun mankind...Some sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain ; Some swelled to gods, confess ev'n virtue vain ; Or indolent, to each extreme they fall, To trust in ev'ry... | |
 | 1830 - 368 páginas
...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...pleasure end in pain ; Some, swell'd to gods, confess e'en virtue vain." POPE. I continued the above self-denying life until I left Bristol, which was on... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 páginas
...blind : This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind ; 20 Some place the bliss in action, some in case, die. e'en virtue vain ; Or, indolent, to each extreme they fall, To trust in every thing, or doubt of all.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 286 páginas
...from monarch's,- St. John ! dwells with thee. 3 Ask of the learn'd the 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,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 276 páginas
...And, fled from monarchs, St. John! dwells with thee. 3. Ask of the learn'd the way. The learn'd are blind ; This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind...they fall, To trust in ev'ry thing, or doubt of all. 4. Who thus define it, say they more or less Than this, that happiness is happiness ? Take nature's... | |
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