 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...heaps they raise. 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 lint Health consists with Temperance alone ; SI And Peace, Oh Virtue ! Peace is all thy own. 'ITie... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...raise. Know, nil the good that individuals find, Or Hod and Nature meant to mere mankind, Hcason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense. Lie in three words. Health, Peace, and Competence, Hut Health consists with Temperance alone ; bl And Peace, Oh Virtue ! Peace is all thy own. The pood... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...short summer — man a flow'r ; He dies — Alas ! how soon he dies ! The Source of Hafifiiness. ' . Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health, peace, and comp«tence : But health consists with temperance alone ; And peace, O virtue ! peace is all thy own.... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pages
...be gained only by VIRTUE, namely, by temperance, innocence, and industry : Reason's whole pleasures, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health,...alone, And peace, O Virtue ! peace is all thy own, The first line, Reasons whole pleasures, all the joys of sense, is the most beautiful paraphrases for... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - Anglican Communion - 1811 - 454 pages
...be gained only by VIRTUE, namely, by temperance, innocence, and industry : Reason's whole pleasures, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health,...alone, And peace, O Virtue ! peace is all thy own. The first line, Reasons whole pleasures, all the joys of sense, is the -most beautiful paraphrases... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...a short summer—man a flow'rj He dies—Alas !—how soon he dies! \ . r The source of happiness. Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie...alone ; And peace, O virtue ! peace is all thy own. Placid emotion. Who can forbear to smile with nature ? Can Thr stormy passions in the bosom roll, While... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...heaps they raise. 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...Competence. But health consists with temperance alone ; SI And peace, oh Virtue ! peace is all thy own. The good or bad the gifts of fortune gain; But these... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1812 - 224 pages
...tender plant from harm. Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, healih, peace, and competence : But health consists with temperance...virtue ! peace is all thy own. On earth nought precious isobtain'd, But what is painful too ; By travel and to travel born,: Our sabbaths are but few. •... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1813 - 276 pages
...short summer — man a flow'r ; He dies — alus ! — how soon he dies ! The souree of Happiness. Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health, peaee, and eompetenee j But health eonsists with temperanee alone ; Aud peaee, O virtue ! peaee is... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1814 - 308 pages
...hearts on those virtuous attainments, which the world can neither give nor take away. D BXERCISfcS. POETRY. Order is Heaven's first law ; and this confest,...competence ; But health consists with temperance alone j And peace, O virtue ! peace is all thy own. On earth nought precious is obtain'd, But what is painful... | |
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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. 
