 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 But health consists with temperance alone ; And peace, oh virtue ! peace...  An essay on man. Cornish ed - Page 78by Alexander Pope - 1798Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - Electronic books - 1763 - 154 pages
...fkies ? Heav'n ftill with laughter the vain toil furveys, 75 And buries madmen in the heaps they raife. Know, all the good that individuals find, Or God and Nature meant to mere Mankind, Reafon's whole pleafure, all the joys of Senfe, Lie in three words, Health, Peace, and Competence.... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 600 pages
...rich." Our poet then goes on to mew in what true happinefs conlifts ; which he thus forcibly explain*. " Know, all the good that individuals find, " Or God and Nature meant to mere mankind, " Reafon's whole pleafure, all the joys of fenfe, " Lie in three words, Health, Peace, and Com" petence.... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 592 pages
...Our poet then goes on to mew in what true happinefs confifls ; which he thus forcibly explains. i " Know, all the good that individuals find, " Or God and Nature meant to mere mankind, " Reafon's whole pleafure, all the joys of fenfe, " Lie in three words, Health, Peace, and Com" petence.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1776 - 52 pages
...JHeav'n ftill with laughter the vain toil furveys, , 75 And buries madmen in the heaps they raife. Know, all the ,good that individuals find, Or God and "Nature "meant to mere Mankind, Reafon's whole pleafure^.all the joys of Senfe, J^.ie in three words, Health, Peace, and Competence.... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...skies? Heav'n still with laughter the vain toil surveys, 75 And buries madmen in the heaps they raise. Know all the good that individuals find, Or God and...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 - 1778 - 410 pages
...fkies ? Heay'n ftill with laughter the vain toil furveys, 75 And buries madmen in the heaps they raife. Know, all the good that individuals find, Or God and Nature meant to mere mankind, Reafon's whole pleafure, all the joys of ienfe, Lie in three words, Health, Peace, and Competence.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 414 pages
...flcies ? Heaven ftill with laughter the vain toil furveys, 75 And buries madmen in the heaps they raife. Know, all the good that individuals find, Or God and Nature meant to mere Mankind, v Reafon's whole pleafure, all the joys of Senfe, Lie in three words, Health, Peace, and Competence.... | |
 | Children's poetry, English - 1780 - 226 pages
...fkies? Heav'n ftill with laughter the vain toil furveys, And buries madmen in the heaps they raife. Know, all the good that individuals find, • Or God and nature meant to mere mankind, Reafon's whole pieafure, all the joys of fcnfe, Lie in three words, health, peace, and competence.... | |
 | David Simpson - 1780 - 628 pages
...isfweet Employ; Ifr'cl he chofe of old, and ftill 'His Church is his peculiar Joy. HYMN CCLXVII. , all the Good that Individuals find, Or God and Nature meant to mere Mankind, Reafon's whole Pleafure, all the Joys of Senie, Lie in three Words, Health, Peace, and Competence.... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...a Friend. Heav'n breathes thro' ev'ry Member of the Whole One common Bleffing, has one common Soul. Know, all the Good that Individuals find, Or GOD and Nature meant to mere Mankind, Reafon's whole Pleafure, all the Joys of Senfe, Lie in three Words, Health, Peace, and Competence.... | |
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