| Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1821 - 268 pages
...away. Whale'er the Passion, knowledge, fame, or pelf, Not one will change his neighbour wilh himself. The learn'd is happy nature to explore, The fool is...he knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty giv'n, The poor contents him with thé care of Heav'n. See the blind beggar dance, the cripple sing,... | |
| Classical poetry - 1822 - 284 pages
...away. Whate'er 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...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 cripple sing, The sot... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 370 pages
...260 Whate'er 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 ; l^he rich is happy in the plenty giv'n, 265 The' poor contents him with the care of Heav'n. See the... | |
| John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...Time steals away, and smooths his flight; And thought's bewilder'd in delight. CHAP. XXVI IGNORANCE The learn'd is happy nature to explore, The fool is happy that he knows no more. POPE. IGNORANCE is a constant source of pleasure to man; it conceals from his view many things of which... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...away. Whate'er the passion, knowledge, fame, or pelf, Not one would change his neighbour with himself. The learn'd is happy, nature to explore, The fool...knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty given, The poor contents him with the care of heav'n : See the blind beggar dance, the cripple sing, The sot... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...away. Whate'er 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...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 cripple sing, The sot... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1824 - 84 pages
...360 Whate'er the passion, knowledge, fame, or pel£ Not one will change his neighbour with himself. The learn'd is happy nature to explore, The fool is...he knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty giv'n, 365 The poor contents him with the care of Heav'n. See the blind beggar dance, the cripple stag,... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1824 - 424 pages
...Warburtm. Whate'er 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 ; COMMENTARY. " One prospect lost, another still we gain ; And not a VANITY is giv'n in vain." Which... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 422 pages
...Warburton. Whate'er 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 ; COMMENTARY. " One prospect lost, another still we gain ; And not a VANITY is giv'n in vain." Which... | |
| Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1824 - 308 pages
...away. 27 Whate'er the passion, knowledge, fame, or pelf, Not one will change his neighbor with himself. The learn'd is happy nature to explore, The fool is happy that he knows no morej The rich is happy in the plenty giv'n, The poor contents him with the care of Heav'n. 28 See... | |
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