 | Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 Seiten
...these in fear: Not present good or ill, the joy or curse, But future views of better, or of worse. Oh, sons of earth ! attempt ye still to rise, By mountains piled on mountains, to the sMes ? Heav'n still with laughter the vain toil surveys, And buries madmen in the heaps they raise.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 Seiten
...Oh, sons of earth ! attempt ye still to rise, By mountains pil'd on mountains, to the skies ? Heav'n still with laughter the vain toil surveys, And buries madmen in the heaps thejrraise. Know, all the good that individuals find, Or God and nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 Seiten
...Oh sons of earth ; attempt ye still to rise, By mountains pil'd on mountains, to the skies? Heav'n still with laughter the vain toil surveys , And buries madmen in the heaps they raise. Know , all the good that individual* find , Or God and Nature meant to mer« mankind , Reason's whole... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 Seiten
...future views of hetter or of worse. Oh sons of earth ! attempt ye still to rise, By mountains pil'd on mountains, to the skies ? Heaven still with laughter the vain toil surveys, And huries madmen in the heaps they raise. Know, all the good that individual" find, Or God and nature... | |
 | 1806 - 408 Seiten
...Oh sons of earth ! attempt ye still to rise, By mountains pil'd on mountains, to the skies ? Heav'n still with laughter the vain toil surveys, And buries madmen in the heaps they raise. Know, all the good that individuals find, Or God and Nature meant to mere Mankind, Reason's whole pleasure,... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 Seiten
...future views of better or of worse. J Oh sons of earth ! attempt ye still to rise, By mountains piPd on mountains, to the skies ? Heaven still with laughter the vain toil surveys, And huries madmen in the heaps they raise. Know, all the good that individuals find, Or God and nature... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 Seiten
...worse. O sons of earth ! attempt ye still to rise By mountains pil'd on mountains to the skies? Heav'n still with laughter the vain toil surveys, And buries madmen in the heaps they raise. Know all the good that individuals find, Or God and nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's whole pleasure,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 Seiten
...worse. O sons of earth ! attempt ye still to rise By mountains pil'd on mountains to the skies? Heav'n still with laughter the vain toil surveys, And buries madmen in the heaps they raise. Know all the good that individuals find, Or God and nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's whole pleasure,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 Seiten
...attempt ye still to rise, By mountains pil'd on mountains, to the skies ? Heaven still with langhter the vain toil surveys, And buries madmen in the heaps they raise. III. Know, all the good that individuals find, Or God and nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's whole... | |
 | John Mason - 1809 - 232 Seiten
...Mor. vol. i. oil fin. * Hab. U. 9, 10. Ob sous of earth ! Attempt ye still to rise, By mountains pil'd on mountains to the skies ' Heaven still with laughter...surveys, And buries madmen in the heaps they raise. Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, or more a knave. Pope's Essay on Slaa.... | |
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Know, all the good that individuals find, Or God and nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words — health, peace, and competence. 
