 Happiness ! our being's end and aim ! Good, pleasure, ease, content! whate'er thy name: That something still which prompts the eternal sigh, For which we bear to live, or dare to die, Which still so near us, yet beyond us lies, 5 O'erlook'd, seen double,...  Dilemmas of Pride - Page 202by Dilemmas, Margracia Loudon - 1833Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...of Providence here, and a resignation to it here and hereafter. HAPPINESS! our being's end and aim ! Good, Pleasure, Ease, Content, whate'er thy name; That something still which prompts th'eternal sigh, For which we bear to live, or dare to die ; Which still so near us, yet beyond us... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...inconsistent dreams of day. HAPPINESS. FROM POPE'S ESSAY ON HAS. On Happiness! our heing's end and aim! Good, Pleasure, Ease, Content! whate'er thy name; That something still which prompts the eternal jigh, For which we hear to live, or dare to die ; Which still so near us, yet heyond us... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...Providence here, and a relignation to it here and hereafter. O HAPPINESS ! our being's end and aim ! Good, pleasure, ease, content ! whate'er thy name: That something still which prompts the' eternal Sigh, For which we bear to live, or dare to die ; Which still so near us, yet beyond us... | |
 | Leisure hour, Robert Barnard - 1811 - 218 pages
...without retaining any. Ore Happiness and Pleasure. " Oh Happiness ! our being's end and aim! G'iod, pleasure, ease, content ! whate'er thy name: That something still which prompts th' etenial sigh For which we bear to live, or dare to die. " Pnpt. PLACED by Providence on the palxstra... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...&A.V.. SECTION III. The road to happiness open to all men. OH happiness! our being's end and aim ; Good, pleasure, ease, content ! whate'er thy name...That something still which prompts th' eternal sigh r For which we bear to live, or dare to die : Which still so near us, yet beyond us lies, O'erlook'd,... | |
 | Abner Alden - English language - 1814 - 222 pages
...LESSONS IN THE TAXIOU1 KINB3 Of VERSE. LESSON i. HAPPINESS. C) HAPPINESS I our being's end and aim ! Good, pleasure, ease, content, whate'er thy name ;...That something still, which prompts th' eternal sigh, T"or which we bear to live, or dare to die ; "Which still so near us, yet beyond us lies ; O'erlook'd,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...SECTION, III. THE ROAI> TO HAPPINESS OPEN TO AM, HEN. " OH happiness! our beings end and aim ! • Good, pleasure, ease, content ! whate'er thy name ; That something still which prompts tlf eternal sighFor which we bear to live, or dare to die ; Which still so near us, yet beyond us lies,... | |
 | Louis-Pierre Siret - English language - 1815 - 198 pages
...temperance. CHOIX DE POÉSIE ANGLAISE. On Happiness (a). • Он happiness ! our being's end and aim ! Good , pleasure , ease , content ! whate'er thy name : That something still which prompts th'eternal sigh , For which we hear to live , or dare to die , Which still so near us , yet beyond... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...Providence here, and a resignation to it here and hereafter. OH HAPPINESS ! our being's end and aim ! ikin tli' eternal sigh, For which we bear to live, or dare to die, Wliich still so near us, yet beyond us... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 280 pages
...GAY. ^ SECTION III. The road to Happiness open to all Men, Oa happiness ! our being's end and aim ! Good, pleasure, ease, content! whate'er thy name ;...still, which prompts th' eternal sigh, For which we kear to live* or dare to die ; Which still so near us, yet beyond us lies, O'erlook'd, seen double,... | |
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