 Know all the good that individuals find, Or God and nature meant to mere mankind. Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, — health, peace, and competence.  The New sporting magazine - Sida 1701868Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 sidor
...the good that individuals find, Or God and Nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, Health, Peace,...Competence. But health consists with temperance alone ; 81 And peace, Oh, Virtue ! peace is all thy own. The good or bad the gifts of Fortune gain ; But... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 sidor
...the good that individuals find, Or God and nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health, peace,...health consists with temperance alone ; And peace, O Virtue ! peace is all thy own. The good or bad the gifts of fortune gain ; But these less taste them... | |
 | 1801 - 446 sidor
...will be that nothing can impart to competence the least advantage— " Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, " Lie in three words, health, peace, and competence. An hundred dishes after the novelty has passed, cannot gratify the man who wishes to pamper his appetite,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 sidor
...the good that individuals find, Or God and Nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, Health, Peace,...consists with temperance alone ; And peace, oh, Virtue ! peace is all thy own. The good or bad the gifts of Fortune gain ; But these less taste them as they... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 496 sidor
...words, Health, I'eace, and Compe- 1 Nor with one fyftem can they all be blcft. tcnce. But Health confiih with Temperance alone ; And Peace, oh Virtue 1 Peace is all thy own. The good ot bad the gifts of Fortune pain ; But thefe lefs tafte them, as they woife obtain. Say, in purfuit... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 sidor
...good that individual* find , Or God and Nature meant to mer« mankind , Reason's whole pleasure , all the joys of Sense , Lie in three words , Health , Peace , and Competence. POPS. CHAP. XVI. On Virtue. J\.KOW thou this truth (enough for man to know} a Virtue alone is happiness... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 sidor
...the good that individual" find, Or God and nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, Health, Peace, and Competence, SWEETNESS. AN ODE. BY Mil. ROBERTSON. Or damask cheeks and radiant eyes, Let other poets tell ; Within... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 sidor
...the good that individuals find, Or God and nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's wide pleasure, all the joys of sense. Lie in three words, Health, Peace, and Competence. SWEETNESS. AN ODE. BY MR. RO13ERTSON. O' damask cheeks and radiant eyes, Let other poets tell; Within... | |
 | 1806 - 408 sidor
...to mere Mankind, Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, Health, I'eace, and Competence. But Health consists with Temperance alone, And Peace, oh Virtue ! Peace is all thy. own. The good or bad the gifts of fortune gain; But these less taste them, as they... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 sidor
...the good that individuals find, Or God and nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's whole pleasure, afl the joys of sense, Lie in three words, — health,...health consists with temperance alone ; And peace, O virtue ! peace is all thy own. The good or had the gifts of fortune gain ; But these less taste them,... | |
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