| Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 pages
...the pallion, knowledge, fame, or pelf, Not one will change his neighbour with himfelf. The learn 'd is happy nature to explore, The fool is happy that...knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty given, The poor contents him with the care of heaven. See the blind beggar dance, the eripple fing, The fot... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...the passion, knowledge, fame, or pelf, Not one will change his neighbour with himself. The learn 'd is 'happy Nature to explore, The fool is happy that...he knows no more; The rich is happy in the plenty giv'n, 263 The poor contents him with the care of Heav'n. See the blind beggar dance, the cripple sing,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1778 - 410 pages
...paffion, knowledge, fame, or pelf, J£ot one will change his neighbour with himfelf : The learn' d is happy, nature to explore; The fool is happy, that...knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty given ; 26.5 The poor contents him with the care of heayen. •See the blind beggar dance, the cripple fing,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...Taught half by reafon, half by mere decfay1, To welcome death, and calmly pafs away. 260 E a Whate'er Whate'er the paffion, knowledge, fame, or pelf, Not...of Heaven. See the blind beggar dance, the cripple fing, The fot a hero, lunatic a king ; The ftarving chemift in his golden views Supremely bleft, the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 414 pages
...half by reafon, half by mere .decay, To welcome death, and calmly pafs away. 260 E i Whate'er Whatever the paffion, knowledge, fame, or pelf, Not one will...knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty given, z65 The poor contents him with the care of Heaven. See the blind beggar dance, the cripple fing, The... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 392 pages
...welcome death, and calmly pals away. a60 E a Whatt'er Whate'er the paffion, knowledge, fame, or pelfy Not one will change his neighbour with himfelf. The...knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty given, . z63 The poor cqntents him with the care of Heaven. See the blind beggar dance, the cripple fing,... | |
| 1787 - 300 pages
...Building . • • < LUCINDA OSBURNs ANOVE L. - f N TWO VOLUMES, BY A YOUNG LA I> Y. Whate'er thepaflioa, knowledge, fame, or pelf, Not one will change his...knows no more; The rich is happy, in the plenty given ; The poor contented with the care of Heaven. VOL. I. — DUBLIN: For i. PRINTED FOR MESSRS. WHITESTONE,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 pages
...half by Reafon, half by mere decay, To welcome death, and calmly pafs away. 260 Whate'er the Paflion, knowledge, fame, or pelf,. Not one will change his...he knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty giv'n, 265 The poor contents him with the care of Heav'n. See the blind beggar dance, the cripple fing,... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...will change his neighbour with himfelf. The learn'd is happy nature to explore, The fool is happy tha^ he knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty given, The poor cpntents him with the care of Heav'n ? See the blind beggar dance, the cripple fing, The fot... | |
| Fulke Greville - 1790 - 304 pages
...is, " Virtue alone is happinefs below." Yet he elfewhere tells us, (and moft truly) " The leam'd fs happy nature to explore ; " The fool is happy that...knows no more ; " The rich is happy in the plenty giv'n; " The poor contents him (/iitnfelf (hould it not be ?) with the care of heav'n." Nay, the w.ant... | |
| |