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" The learn'd is happy Nature to explore, The fool is happy that he knows no more; The rich is happy in the plenty given, The poor contents him with the care of Heaven. "
The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by ... - Page 52
by English poets - 1790
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Beauties of literature, selected from various authors by H. Waylett

Beauties - 1791 - 214 pages
...mere decay, To weleome death, and calmly pafs away. WUate'er the paffion, knowledge, fame, or P«tf», Not one will change his neighbour with himfelf. The...he knows no more ; The rich is happy, in the plenty giv'n, Tlie'poor contents him with Che care of heav'.i. Sea See the blind beggar dance, the cripple...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...WTiate'crthe Pallion, knowledge, fame, or pelf, Not one will change his neighbour with himielf. The learned is happy nature to explore, The fool is happy that...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 cripple fing, The fot...
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Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...Paliion, knowledge, tame, or pelf, Not one will chance his neighbour with himfelf. The Itarn'd is happv nature to explore ; The fool is happy that he knows no more; The rich ishappv in the plenty giv'n; The poor contents him with the care of Ilcav'n. See the blind beggar danec,...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

James Roach - English poetry - 1793 - 274 pages
...Taught half by reafon, half by mere decay, To weleome death, and calmly pafs away. Whate'er the paflion, knowledge, fame, or pelf, Not one will change his...he knows no more : The rich is happy in the plenty g'rv'n, The poor contents him with the care of heav'n. See the blind beggar dance, the cripple fing,...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Pope. Gay. Pattison ...

1794 - 918 pages
...nature to explore, The fo!>l is happy that he knows no more ; The rid) is happy in the plerjty given, The poor contents him with the care of heaven« See the blind beggar dance, the cripple fing, The fot a hero, lunatic a king ; The itarving chemifl in his golden view». Supremely bleil,...
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Gleanings Through Wales, Holland and Westphalia: With Views of ..., Volume 1

Mr. Pratt (Samuel Jackson) - Europe - 1795 - 502 pages
...equal innocence, in ten. thoufand times, ten thoufand paths, " Each happy in his own." " The learn 'd is happy nature to explore, . . " The fool is happy...he knows no more, " The rich is happy in the plenty giv'n, " The poor contents him with the care of heav'ni " See the blind beggar dance, the cripple fing,...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 8

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...explore, The foul is happy that he know« no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty given, 'I'll., poor contents him with the care of heaven. See the blind beggar dance, the cripple fing, The fot a hero, lunatic a king ; The llarving chcmiil in his golden views, Supremely bled, the...
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Poems, Moral, Elegant and Pathetic: Vis. Essay on Man

1796 - 246 pages
...Taught half by reafcn, half by mere decay, To welcome death, and calmly pafs away. 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, The poor contents him with the care of Heav'n. See the blind beggar dance, the cripple fing,...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...nature to explore, The fool is happy-that he knows no more ; The rich ¡s happy in the plenty given, The poor contents him with the care of Heaven. See the blind beggar dance, the cripple ling, The fot a hero, lunatic a king ; The ftarving chemin in his golden views Supremely bleft ; the...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections ..., Volume 3

Alexander Pope - 1796 - 236 pages
...pelf, Not one will change his neighbour with himfelf. The learn'd is happy Nature to explore, The tool is happy that he knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty giv'n, 165 The poor contents him with the care of Heav'n. See See the l?lind beggar dance, the cripple...
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