 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.  The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Moral essays - Stran 126avtor: Alexander Pope - 1752Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 372 strani
...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...? 150 That, Vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, VARIATIONS. After Ver. 1 42 in some Editions, Give... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 370 strani
...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...? 150 That, Vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, VARIATIONS. After Ver. 142 in some Editions, Give... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 84 strani
...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...? 150 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 430 strani
...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 ; The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 422 strani
...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 ; The... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 strani
...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 bread? That, vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil. * Alluding... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 strani
...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 way. " M ? That, vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil ; The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 strani
...country, say, Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day 1 VI. * But sometimes virtue starves, while vice ia fed.' What then ? Is the reward of virtue bread ? 150 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... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 strani
...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 bread ? That vice may merit ; 'tis the price of toil; The knave deserves it when he tills the soil, The knave... | |
 | William Jevons - 1827 - 412 strani
...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 bread ? That vice may merit ; 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it when he tills the soil, The... | |
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