 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 372 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...? 150 That, Vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, VARIATIONS. After Ver. 1 42 in some Editions, Give... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 370 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...? 150 That, Vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, VARIATIONS. After Ver. 142 in some Editions, Give... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1824 - 84 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...? 150 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1824 - 430 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 bread ? 150 Taht, vice may merit ; 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil ; The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 422 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 bread ? 150 Taht, vice may merit ; 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil ; The... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1824 - 308 pages
...ehain'd his country, say, Or he whose virtue gigh'd to lose a day? 20 "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. * Alluding... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...choin'dhiscountry,say, Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day ? •' But sometimes virtue starves, o seeks for rest, but finds despair Companion of her way. " M ? That, vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil ; The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...country, say, Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day 1 VI. * But sometimes virtue starves, while vice ia 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 knave deserves it, when he tempts the main, Where... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...who chain'd his country, 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... | |
 | William Jevons - Ethics - 1827 - 412 pages
...Publication of Opinions and on other Subjects, p. 212, 213. NOTE P. p. 203. "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... | |
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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. 
