 | 1842 - 1124 pàgines
...Ask of the learn'd the way ? The learn'd are blind: This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind ; Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these : Some sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain ; Some swell'd to gods, confess e'en virtue vain;... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1842 - 386 pàgines
...writes amiss* : A fool might once him-self alone expose*; Now', one in verse makes' many more in prose*. Some place the bliss in ac-tion*, some', in ease* ; Those call it plea.s-\\re*, and con-tent-ment', these*: Some', sunk to beasts', find pleas-ure end in pain*; Some',... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pàgines
...Ask of the learn'd the way ? The leam'd are blind : This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind ; Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment theso : Some, sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain ; Some, swell'd to gods, confess ev'n virtue... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 pàgines
...Some II place the bliss ' in action, some II in ease : Those II call it pleasure, and contentment II these." The habitual tendency of young readers being...short for distinctness, or to be entirely omitted. In most of the above examples, the precision, beauty, and force of the sentiment, depend much on the careful... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1844 - 94 pàgines
...of the learn'd the way ! The learn'd are blind : This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind ; 29 Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these. Some, sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain : Some, swell'd to gods, confess e'en virtue vain ;... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1844 - 234 pàgines
...Both wealth and poverty are temptations ; tluii tends to excite pride, this, discontent}' " Sonwplace the bliss in action, some in ease ; " Those call it pleasure, and contentment, these." They, those. As it is the office of the personal they to represent a noun previously introduced to... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 396 pàgines
...is pleased with admiration ; Pride — with self-esteem. 7. Dancing — is the poetry of motion. 8. Some— place the bliss in action ; some — in ease; Those call it pleasure ; and contentment, these. 9. To hope for perfect happiness — is vain. 10. And now — abideth Faith, Hope, Charity; these three... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 850 pàgines
...Sermons. Ask of the learn'd the way; the lenrn'd are blind; This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind; Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these. Pope. Essay on Afán. ASKA'NCE,-v Probably (says Tooke) the partiASKA'UNCE, I ciples Achuined Aschuins.... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 330 pàgines
...is pleased with admiration ; Pride — with self-esteem. 7. Dancing — is the poetry of motion. 8. Some — place the bliss in action ¡ some — in...ease; Those call it pleasure ; and contentment, these. 9. To hope for perfect happiness — is vain. 10. And now — abideth Faith, Hope, Charity; these three;'... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1845 - 348 pàgines
...Ask of the learn'd the way ? The learn'd are blind ; This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind ; Some place the bliss in action, some in ease ; Those call it pleasure, and contentment these ; Some sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain ; Some swell'd to gods, confess e'en virtue vain ;... | |
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