 Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it Pleasure, and Contentment these; Some sunk to Beasts, find pleasure end in pain; Some swell'd to Gods, confess ev'n Virtue vain ; Or indolent, to each extreme they fall, To trust in ev'ry thing,...  Bacchus: An Essay on the Nature, Causes, Effects, and Cure of Intemperance - Seite 66von Ralph Barnes Grindrod - 1840 - 512 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 Seiten
...This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind; 20 Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it Pleasure, and Contentment these; Some sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain; Some swell'd to gods confess ev'n virtue vain5 Or indolent, to each extreme they fall, 15 To trust in ev'ry... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 Seiten
...blind; This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind; Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these; Some sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain; Some swell'd to Gods, confess ev'n virtue vain; Or indolent, to each extreme they fall, To trust in ev'ry... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 Seiten
...This bids to serve and that to shun mankind. 20 Some place the bliss in action, some in ease ; Those call it Pleasure, and Contentment these ; Some sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain ; Some swell'd to gods, confess ev'n virtue vain ! Or indolent, to each extreme they fall, 25 To trust in... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 Seiten
...of the learn'd the way : the learn'd are blind; Some place the bliss in action, some in ease; Those call it pleasure, and contentment these: Some, sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain; Some swell'd to gods, confess ev'u virtue vain; Or indolent; to each extreme they fall, To trust in ev'ry... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 Seiten
...the search after happiness, or the greatest good. Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these ; Some, sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain, Somc.swelPd to Gods, confess ev'nriitue Txin ; Or, indolent, to each extreme they fall! To trust in... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 Seiten
...search after happiness, or the greatest good. Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those rail it pleasure, and contentment these ; Some, sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain, Some, swell'd to Gods, confess ev'n virtue vain ¡ Or, indolent, to each extreme they fall. To trust in every... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 Seiten
...This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind : Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it Pleasure, and Contentment these ; Some, sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain ; Some, swell'd to God's, confess ev'n Virtue vain ; Or indolent, to each extreme they fall, To trust in every... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 Seiten
...This hids to serve, and that to shun mankind ; .Somc place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these ; Some sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain ; Some swell'd to gods, confess ev'n virtue vain I Or indolent, to each extreme they fall, To trust in every... | |
 | 1808 - 408 Seiten
...This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind ; Sume place the bliss in action, some in ease ; Those call it pleasure, and contentment these: Some sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain: Some fiwell'd to gods, confess iv'n virtue vain : Or indolent to each extreme they fall, To trust in ev'ry... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 Seiten
...*-:* 'it- li { *i. • I • W -J '- -* " J ' ^ Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call, it pleasure, and contentment these. Some sunk to beasts, find pleasure end in pain, Some swell'cj I to go4? confess e'en virtue vain; Or indolent, to each extreme they fall, To trust in ev'ry... | |
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