 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.  Der Mensch, ein philosophisches Gedicht - Seite 39von Alexander Pope - 1772 - 351 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 Seiten
...chain'd his country, say, Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day 1 its ' But sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed.' What then ? Is the reward of virtue bread 1 That, vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, The... | |
 | 1856 - 416 Seiten
...prince, th' Eternal Cause Prone for his favourites to reverse his laws ? ' If ' sometimes virtue wants 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... | |
 | 1855 - 338 Seiten
...for his favourites to reverse his laws ? ' If ' sometimes virtue wants while vice is fed, What then 1 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 lights... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 330 Seiten
...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...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 - 1860 - 60 Seiten
...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...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 - 1860 - 542 Seiten
...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 'I That, vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, The... | |
 | Goold Brown - 1860 - 354 Seiten
...all your business lies Would you be great be virtuous and be wise Denham But sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed What then is the reward of virtue bread Pope A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be prais'd But wisdom... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 Seiten
...chain'd his cointry Ba.Vt Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a (Jay ? VI. ' But sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed. What then? Is the reward of virtue bread ? J5| That, vice may merit, 'tis the prien of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1878 - 138 Seiten
...who 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 That vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, The... | |
 | Charles Bray - 1879 - 70 Seiten
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