 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 páginas
...of Sense, Lie in three words, Health, Peace, and Competence. POPE. CHAP. XVI. ON VIRTUE. KNOW thou this truth, enough for man to know, " Virtue alone...to ill ; Where only Merit constant pay receives, Is blest in what it takes, and what it gives ; The joy unequall'd if it's end it gain, And if it lose,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1823 - 94 páginas
...Kxclamation point, f The Parenthesis, () as, " Are you sincere ?" " How excellent is a grateful heart !" " Know then this truth (enough for man to know,) " Virtue alone is happiness below." The following (haracters are also frequently nsed in composition. An Apostrophe, marked thus ' : as, "tho',... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1823 - 116 páginas
...Exclamation point, ! The parenthesis, ()' as, " Are you sincere ?" " How excellent is a grateful heart !" " Know then this truth (enough for man to know,) " Virtue alone is happiness below." The following characters are also frequently used in composition. An Apostrophe, marked thus ' : as, "... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 páginas
...the day; The whole amount of that enormous fame, A tale, that blends their glory with their shame! 41 Know then this truth (enough for man to know) "Virtue...to ill; Where only merit constant pay receives, Is blest in what it takes, and what it gives; The joy unequall'd, if its end it gain, And if it lose,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 páginas
...the day ; The whole amount ofthat enormous fame, A tale, that blende their glory with their shame! prevails, The solid power blest in what ¡t takes, and what it gives ; The joy unequal'd, if its end it gain, And if it lose,... | |
 | Martin M'Dermot, Martin MacDermot - 1824 - 430 páginas
...virtues, (formidable name !) What but the fountain or defence of joy ? The following is from Pope. Know then this truth, (enough for man to know,) Virtue...still, And tastes the good without the fall to ill. The broadest mirth, unfeeling folly wears, Less pleasing far than virtue's very tears. • See the... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1824 - 514 páginas
...glorious distinction, by which the author of the Essay on Man would characterize it, of being what " alone is happiness below." The only point, where human...to ill ; Where only Merit constant pay receives, Is blest, in what it takes and what it gives ; .The joy unequall'd, if its end it gain, And, if it lose,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 84 páginas
...their shame ! Know then this truth (ensugh for man to know) " Virtue alone is happiness below." 31O The only point where human bliss stands still, And...to ill ; Where only merit constant pay receives, Is blest in what it takes, and what it gives ; The joy unequall'd, if its end it gain, 315 And if it lose,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 422 páginas
...happiness consists in virtue, by shewing, that it did not consist in any thing else NOTES. Ver. 309. Know then this truth (enough for Man to know) " Virtue alone is happiness below."] M. Du Resnel translates the lines thus : " Appren done, qu'il n'est point ici bas de bonheur, Si la... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 424 páginas
...the day ! The whole amount of that enormous fame, A tale, that blends their glory with their shame! Know then this truth (enough for Man to know) " Virtue alone is happiness below." 310 The only point where human bliss stands still, And tastes the good without the fall to ill; COMMENTARY.... | |
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The only point where human bliss stands still, And tastes the good without the fall to ill ; Where only merit constant pay receives, Is... 
