 | 1787 - 182 pages
...with the following Infcription: When Epicurus to the World had taught, That Pleafure was the chiefeft good, His life he to his doctrine brought, And in a Garden's (hade, that fovereign good he fought. In a more wild and retired "Part of the Walk (with a high Shrubbery... | |
 | Oxford (England) - 1796 - 180 pages
...the following Infcription : , When Epicurus to the World had taught, That Pieafure was the chiefeft good, His life he to his doctrine brought, And in a Garden's fhade, that fbvereign good he fought. COWLEY. In a more wild and retired part of the Walk (with a high... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English literature - 1806 - 290 pages
...perfumes here, Than all the female men, or women there, Not without cause, about them bear. ',..,, * When Epicurus to the world had taught, That pleasure was the chiefest good (And was, perhaps, i'th' right, if rightly understood), His life he to his doctrine brought, And in... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 286 pages
...better perfumes here, Than all the female men, or women there, Not without cause, about them bear. When Epicurus to the world had taught, That pleasure was the chiefest good (And was, perhaps, i'th' right, if rightly understood), His life he to his doctrine brought, And in... | |
 | 1810 - 430 pages
...right a Bust of CQWLEY, witktfca following Inscription : When Epicurus to the world had' taught, Th;it Pleasure was the chiefest good, His life he to his doctrine brought, And in a Garden's- shade that sweretgn §ood he sought. CowtuY. In a me»e wild and retired part of the Walk, (with a high Shrubbery... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1813 - 822 pages
...other parts of the garden are busts of Locke and Cowley, •with the following inscriptions : COWLEY. When Epicurus to the world had taught That pleasure...in a garden's shade that sovereign good he sought, LOCKE. Who made the whole internal world his own, And shew'd confess' d to reason's purged eye, That... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1813 - 852 pages
...Terses. la In other parts of the garden are busts of Locke and with the following inscriptions : COWLEY. When Epicurus to the world had taught That pleasure...brought, And in a garden's shade that sovereign good he song LOCKE. Who made the whole internal world his own. And shew'd confesad to reason's purged eye,... | |
 | John Britton - Architecture - 1813 - 802 pages
...Locke and C'owley, •with the following inscriptions : COWLEY. When Epicurus to the world had tanght That pleasure was the chiefest good, His life he to...in a garden's shade that sovereign good he sought. LOCKE. Who made the whole internal world his own, And shew'd confess'd to reason's purged eye, That... | |
 | Nuneham Courtenay (England) - 1814 - 198 pages
...sondry Floure That castin up ful gode savoure. CHAUCER... Turning to the right a Bust of COWLEY, withthe following Inscription : When Epicurus to the world...in a Garden's shade that sovereign good he SOUght. COWLET. In a more wild and retired part of the Walk, (with a high Shruhbery on either side of it,)... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1819 - 520 pages
...may drink in gems, and deep on Sarran scarlet. And was perhaps i' th' right, if rightly understood, His life he to his doctrine brought, And in a garden's shade that sovereign pleasure sought. Whoever a true Epicure would be, May there find cheap, and virtuous luxurie. 502.... | |
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That pleasure was the chiefest good, (And was, perhaps, i' th' right, if rightly understood) His life he to his doctrine brought, And in a garden's shade that sovereign pleasure sought : Whoever a true epicure would be, May there find cheap and virtuous... 
