 | John Bell - 1796
...Ask of the learn'd the way ? the learn'd are blind: This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind; 20 Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it Pleasure, and Contentment these; Some sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain; Some swell'd to gods confess ev'n virtue vain5 Or indolent,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798
...thee. Ask of the learn'd the way? the learn' dare 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; Some sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain; Some swell'd to Gods, confess ev'n virtue vain; Or... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 754 ページ
...Ask of the learn'd the way ? the learn'd are blind ; This bids to serve and that to shun mankind. 20 Some place the bliss in action, some in ease ; Those call it Pleasure, and Contentment these ; Some sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain ; Some swell'd to gods, confess ev'n virtue vain !... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 376 ページ
...the learn'd the -way? The learn'd are blind ; This bids to serve , and that to shun mankind ; -Same place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it Pleasure , and Contentment ihese ;' Some sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain} Some swell'd to gods , confess ev'n Virtue... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 256 ページ
...ST. JOHN, dwells with thec. Ask of the leara'd the way: the learn'd are hlind) Some place the hliss in action, some in ease ; Those call it pleasure, and contentment these : Some, sunk to heasts, find pleasure end in pain ; Some swell'd to gods, confess ev'n virtue vain;... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806
...fled from monarchs,ST. JORN, dwells wilh thee. Abk of the learn'd the way : the learn'd are blind; Some place the bliss in action, some in ease; Those call it pleasure, and contentment these: Some, sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain; Some swell'd to gods, confess ev'u virtue vain; Or... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806
...hypothesis, while all were confessedly occupied in the search after happiness, or the greatest good. Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these ; Some, sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain, Somc.swelPd to Gods, confess ev'nriitue Txin ; Or,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 408 ページ
...the way ? the learn'd are hlind ; This hids to serve, and that to shun mankind ; Some place the hliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these ; Some sunk to heasts, find pleasure end in pain ; Some swell'd to gods confess ev'n virtue vain !... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807
...the way? the learn'd are hlind; This hids to serve, and that to shun mankind. 30 Some place the hliss in action, some in ease; Those call it pleasure, and contentment these; Some sunk to heasts, find pleasure end in pain; Some swell'd to gods, confess ey'n virtue vain! Or... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808
...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 ; Some snnk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain ; Some swell'd to gods, confess ev'n virtue vain !... | |
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