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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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Adumbration: being an attempt to give a sketch of some important change that ...

Elias Carpenter - 1824 - 650 pages
...learned in youth ; if incorrect, candour must make allowance. I think the poet saith, " The learn' d is happy Nature to explore, " The fool is happy that he knows no more." you that may be poor unlearned, do not deplore it, but be thankful. Could you be made acquainted with...
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The Poetical Works of Alex. Pope: With a Sketch of the Author's Life

Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...200 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...
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The British anthology; or, Poetical library, Volumes 3-4

British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...the passion, knowledge, fame, or pelf, Noi one will change his neighbour with himself. The learu'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 cripple sing, The sot...
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Select Poets of Great Britain: To which are Prefixed, Criticial Notices of ...

William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...Whate'er the passion, knowledge, fame, or pelf, Not one will ehange his neighbour with himself. The leam'd 825 rieh is happy in the plenty given ; The poor eontents him with the eare of Heaven. ?ee the blind beggar...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope ...: To which is Prefixed the Life of ...

Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...away. . Whate'er the passiou, knowledge, fame, or pelf, Vot oue will change his neighhour with himself. rind 1 carved her amorous vows, While ehe with garlands...bending bowi ; The garlands fade, the vows are worn a The poor coutents him with the care of H''av,:n. See the hlind heggar dance, the cripple sing, The...
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Much Instruction from Little Reading: Or, Extracts from Some of the Most ...

Anthologies - 1827 - 290 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...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 sing,...
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The Light of Truth, and Pleasure of Light: In Four Books. Great is Truth ...

Russel Canfield - Atonement - 1827 - 302 pages
...the subject home to our business and bosoms, in the following beautifitl lines : — " The learned 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 some strange comfort every state attend, And pride,...
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The Common School Manual: A Regular and Connected Course of Elementary ...

Montgomery Robert Bartlett - Education - 1827 - 274 pages
...the passion, knowledge, fame, or petf, Not one will change his neighbour for himself. The learned are happy, nature to explore, The fool is happy, that he knows no more. The rich are happy, in the plenty given, The poor are happy, with the cares of heaven-. See the blind beggar...
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The Poetical Works, Volume 2

Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 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...knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty given, The poor contents him with the care of Heaven. » 2 30 POPE. See the blind beggar dance, the cripple...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: To which is Prefixed a Life ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1828 - 222 pages
...will change his neighbour with himself. The learn'd is happy nature to explore, The fool is liappy that 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 einjk—,...
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