 | 1856 - 416 pagina’s
...prince, th' Eternal Cause Prone for his favourites to reverse his laws ? ' If ' sometimes virtue wants while vice is fed, What then ? is the reward of virtue bread ? That vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil, The knave deserves it when he tills the soil ; The knave... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 330 pagina’s
...chain'd his country, say, Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day ? " But sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed." What then ? is the reward of virtue bread ? That vice may merit ; 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it when he tills the soil, The... | |
 | Goold Brown - 1860 - 354 pagina’s
...all your business lies Would you be great be virtuous and be wise Denham But sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed What then is the reward of virtue bread Pope A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be prais'd But wisdom... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 pagina’s
...chain'd his cointry Ba.Vt Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a (Jay ? VI. ' But sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed. What then? Is the reward of virtue bread ? J5| That, vice may merit, 'tis the prien of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 60 pagina’s
...chain'd his country? say, Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day? " But sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed." What then? Is the reward of Virtue bread? That Vice may merit ; 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil; The knave... | |
 | Goold Brown - 1862 - 324 pagina’s
...precepts all your business lies Would you be great be virtuous and be wise But sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed What then is the reward of virtue bread A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be prais'd But wisdom is... | |
 | James MacGrigor Allan - 1863 - 344 pagina’s
...disorder upon earth ; thirdly, in rewarding virtue with worldly pelf ! " But sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed. What then ? Is the reward of virtue bread ? What nothing earthly gives or can destroy, The soul's calm sunshine and the heartfelt joy. Is virtue's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1863 - 334 pagina’s
...chain'd his country, • say, Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day ? " But sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed." What then ? is the reward of virtue bread ? That vice may merit ; 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it when he tills the soil, The... | |
 | Goold Brown - 1865 - 354 pagina’s
...all your business lies Would you be great be virtuous and be wise Denkam But sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed What then is the reward of virtue bread Pope A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be prais'd But wisdom... | |
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tis the price of toil; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, The knave deserves it, when he tempts the main, Where folly fights for kings, or dives for gain. The good man may be weak, be indolent ; Nor is his claim to plenty, but content. 
