 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
 | Robert Cochrane - Authors, English - 1887 - 536 pages
...whose virtue sighed to lose a day ? " But sometimes virtue starves, while vice iз fed." What then t the luxury which the difficulty incloses, but the difficulty ; not the filbert, but the deserves it, when he tills the soil, The knave deserves it, when he tempts the main, Where folly fights... | |
 | Death - 1888 - 960 pages
...Our old-time poet well answers the objection we are considering : — " 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... | |
 | Death - 1888 - 960 pages
...Our old-time poet well answers the objection we are considering : — " 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... | |
 | Charles F. Beezley - Literature - 1891 - 382 pages
...chained his country, say, Or he whose virtue sighed 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 ; f The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, The knave deserves it, when he tempts the main,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1899 - 485 pages
...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 - 1893 - 505 pages
...chain'd his country, say, Or he whose Virtue sigh'd to lose a day3? "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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1893 - 566 pages
...chain'd his country, say, Or he whose Virtue sigh'd to lose a day3? "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... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1895
...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 rights... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - Literature - 1896
...who chained his country, say. Or he whose virtue sighed 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... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1896 - 772 pages
...stronger effort of his power, And justly set the gem above the flower. POPE. Sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed : What then ? is the reward of virtue bread ? That vice may merit ; 'tis the price of toll; The knave deserves it when he tills the soil. POPE. 599 Amklst corruption, luxury, and rage,... | |
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