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
| Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 Seiten
...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... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 Seiten
...cbain'd hi> country •ay, Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day ? VI. 'But sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed.' What then ? Is the reward of virtue bread 7 ISO That, vice may merit, 'tie the price of toil ; The knave deserve« it, when lie till« the soil... | |
| Samuel B. EMMONS - 1832 - 168 Seiten
...he, whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day? " But sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed," AVhatthen? 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... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 Seiten
...perfection of the whole. But the passage exhibits a noble flow of poetry. ' 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... | |
| George Rogers - 1837 - 204 Seiten
...are not sufficient]; rewarded, nor the latter sufficiently punished. •' For what if virtue starves, while vice is fed, What then ? Is the reward of virtue bread !" — Pope. Solomon saith, " He that spareth the rod hateth his son," [and' so he does virtually —... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 Seiten
...his country! Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day ! [кау, " But sometimes virtue stArves,whilc vice is fed." What then! Is the reward of virtue bread!...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... | |
| John Aikin - 1841 - 840 Seiten
...whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day ? " But sometimes Virtue starves, while Vice is fed.' Whal ihcn ? t less when spirits immortal sing?) Suspended Hell, and took with ravishment The throng deserves it, when he tills the soil ; The knave deserves it, when he tempts the main, Where folly fights... | |
| 1842 - 1124 Seiten
...nodding to its fall, For Charters' head reserve the hanging wall ? " 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... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 826 Seiten
...country, say, Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day T " But sometimes Virtue starves, whils»Vice deserves it, when he tills the soil ; The knave deserves it, when he tempts the main, Where folly fights... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 830 Seiten
...choin'd his country, say Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day i " But sometimes Virtue starves, l That, Vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil ; The... | |
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