 | Alfred H. Hyatt - Gardens - 1918 - 148 pages
.... shade That pleasure was the chiefest good, (And was, perhaps,!' 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 luxury. Vitellius... | |
 | Richard Aldington - French literature - 1924 - 262 pages
...Majestical Beauty. He seems very near proclaiming himself a disciple of Epicurus in these lines — 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, Arid in... | |
 | A. A. Long - History - 1986 - 294 pages
...from prevalent misconceptions is echoed in these interesting lines from Cowley's poem, The Gardens When Epicurus to the World had taught, That Pleasure was the chiefest Good, (And was perhaps i' the right if rightly understood) . . . Whoever a true Epicure would be, May find... | |
 | Howard Williams - Cooking - 2003 - 436 pages
...taught That pleasure is 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 luxury. Vitellius... | |
 | 284 pages
...perfumes here, Than all the female men, or women, there, Not without cause, about them bear. 6. 10 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... | |
 | 516 pages
...better Perfumes here, Then all the Femal Men or Women there, Not without cause, about them bear. 6. 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 Doclrine brought, And in a... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 172 pages
...better Perfumes here, Then all the Femal Men or Women there, Not without cause, about them bear. 6. 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 a... | |
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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... 
