 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 274 pages
...prize : A better would you fix ? Then give Humility a coach and fix, 170 Juftice a Conq'r's fword, or Truth a gown, Or Public Spirit its great cure, a Crown. VARIATION s. After jr 172. in the MS. Say, what rewards this idle world imparts, Or fit for Searching... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 pages
...prize : A better would you fix ? Then give Humility a coach and fix, 170 Juftice a Conq'r's fword, or Truth a gown, Or Public Spirit its great cure, a Crown. VARIATIONS. After jr 172. in the MS. Say, what rewards this idle world imparts, Or fit for fearching... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 378 pages
...heart-felt joy, Is Virtue's prize,— •• La 140. ESSAY ON MAN. Ep. IV. Juftice a Conq'ror's fword, or Truth a gown, Or Public Spirit its great cure, a Crown. Weak, foolifh man ! will Heav'n reward us there With the fame trafh mad mortals wim for here ? The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 234 pages
...pri2e : A better would you fix ? Then give Humility a coach and fix, 1 70 Juftice a Conq'ror's fword, or Truth a gown, Or Public Spirit its great cure, a Crown. Weak, foolifh man! will Heav'n reward us there With the fame tram mad mortals wifh for here ? The Boy... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Decision making - 1762 - 160 pages
...prize : a better would you fix ? Then give humility a coach and ßx , Jußice a conqu'ror's fword, or truth a gown. Or public* Spirit , its great cure , a crown , Rewards , that either would to virtue bring No joy , or be deßrucTive of the thing. How oft by thefe... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1763 - 150 pages
...: A better would you fix, Then give hurr.ility a eoach and fix, * 17* Juftice a Gonqu'ror's fword, or Truth a gown, Or public Spirit its great cure, a Crown. Weak, foolim Man ! will Heav'n reward us there With the fame tram mad mortals wifh for here ? The Boy... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 376 pages
...prize : A better would you fix ? Then give Humility a coach and fix, Juftice a Conqu'ror's fword , or Truth a gown , Or Public Spirit, its great cure, a Crown. "Weak, foolish man! will Heav'n reward us there i] "With the fame trash, mad mortals wish for here?... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1776 - 52 pages
...prize : A better would you fix, . ... Then give Humility a coach and fix, Juflice a Conqu'ror's fword, or Truth a gown* Or public Spirit its great cure, a Crown. Weak, foolifli Man ! will Heav'n reward us there. With die fame tram mad mortals wifli for here ? The... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...virtue's prize. A better would you fix ? Then give Humility a coach and six, 170 Justice a conqu'ror's sword, or Truth a gown, Or Public Spirit its great cure, a crown. Weak, foolish Man! will Heav'n reward us there With the same trash mad mortals wish for here ? The... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...pri2e : A better would you fix ? Then give Humility a coach and fix, 179 Juftice a Conqueror's fword, or Truth a gown, Or Public Spirit its great cure, a Crown. Weak, VARIATION. After ver. 172. in the MS. Say, what rewards this idle world imparts, Or fit for fearching... | |
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What nothing earthly gives or can destroy, The soul's calm sun-shine, and the heart-felt joy, Is virtue's prize; a better would you fix? Then give humility a coach and six, Justice a conqueror's sword, or truth a gown, Or public spirit, its great cure,... 
