 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.  Der Mensch, ein philosophisches Gedicht - Page 37by Alexander Pope - 1772 - 351 pagesFull view - About this book
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...chained his country, say, Or he whose virtue sighed to lose a day ? VI. But sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed ! What then? — Is the reward of virtue bread ? 150 That, vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it when he tills the soil ;... | |
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...kind of food thy choice, To which necessity confines thy price. I)ryden. Sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed, What then? is the reward of virtue...vice may merit; 'tis the price of toil, The knave deserves it when he tills the soil. Pope. PRIDE. 511 PRIDE. AN eagle, towering in his pride of place,... | |
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...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? 150 That, vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, The... | |
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...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 1 That vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil, The knave deserves it when he tills the soil ; Conventional... | |
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...who 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...vice may merit ; '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... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - English poetry - 1856
...whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day 1 148 ' But sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed.' What then 1 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 deserves it, when he tempts the main, Where Folly fights... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - English poetry - 1856
...chain'd his country, say, Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day 1 its ' But sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed.' What then ? Is the reward of virtue bread 1 That, vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, The... | |
 | English essays - 1856
...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...vice may merit, '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... | |
 | 1855
...for his favourites to reverse his laws ? ' If ' sometimes virtue wants while vice is fed, What then 1 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 deserves it when he tempts the main, Where folly lights... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859
...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...vice may merit ; '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... | |
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