 tis the price of toil; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, The knave deserves it, when he tempts the main, Where folly fights for kings, or dives for gain. The good man may be weak, be indolent; Nor is his claim to plenty, but content.  Essai sur l'homme - Página 97por Alexander Pope - 1762 - 116 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1822 - 284 páginas
...us there With the same trash mad mortals wish for here? ' But sometimes Virtue starves while Vice is What then? is the reward of Virtue bread? That Vice may merit; 'tis the price of toil; The knave deserves it when he tills the soil, The knave deserves it when he tempts the main, Where folly fights... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 páginas
...ehain'd his country, say, Or he whose virtue gigh'd to lose a day? 20 "But sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed." What then? Is the reward of virtue...vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil. * Alluding to the fate of those two great naturalists, Empedocles... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 páginas
...choin'dhiscountry,say, Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day ? •' But sometimes virtue starves, o seeks for rest, but finds despair Companion of her...My father liv'd beside the Tyne, A wealthy lord was deserves it, when he tills the soil ; The knave deserves it, when he tempts the main, Where folly fights... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 422 páginas
...chain'd his country ? say! Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day ? " But sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed." What then ? Is the reward of virtue bread ? 150 Taht, vice may merit ; 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 430 páginas
...chain'd his country ? say! '. Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day ? " But sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed." What then ? Is the reward of virtue bread ? 150 Taht, vice may merit ; 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 páginas
...who chain'd his country, Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day ? — ' But sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed.' What then ? is the reward of virtue...vice may merit ; 'tis the price of toil; The knave deserves it when he tills the soil, The knave deserves it when he tempts the main, Where folly fights... | |
 | William Jevons - 1827 - 412 páginas
...Publication of Opinions and on other Subjects, p. 212, 213. NOTE P. p. 203. "But sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed ! What then ? is the reward of virtue...vice may merit ; 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it when he tills the soil, The knave deserves it when he tempts the main, Where folly fights... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 páginas
...chain'd his country, say, Or he whese virtue sigh'd to lose a day ? VI. ' But sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed.' What then ? Is the reward of virtue bread ? 160 That, vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he till's the soil... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 452 páginas
...infers from hence That such are happier,— shocks all common sense. But sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed : What then ? — is the reward of virtue bread ? 4. The metrical accent of poetry is subordinate to sense, and to established usage in pronunciation.... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 páginas
...chain'd his country, say, Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day? 20 "But sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed." What then? Is the reward of virtue...vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil. * Alluding to the fate of those two great naturalists, Empedocles... | |
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