 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pages
...learn d the way, the learn'd are 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. The confutation of these philosophic errors, he shews to be very easy, one common fallacy running through... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...learn'd the way. The learn'd are 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 io pain ; Some swell'd to gods, confess ev'n virtue vain ;-.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...the way ? The learn'd are blind ; 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 ; Rome swell'd to gods confess, ev'n virtue vain !... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...tbelearn'd the way, the learn'd are blind, This bids to serve, and that to shun mankind : SO 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... | |
 | John Dougall - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1815 - 514 pages
...action could attend ; And, but for this, were active to no end." Pope, Essay on Man. " Some place the bliss in action, some in ease : Those call it pleasure, and contentment these." Ibid. The relative is often understood, or omitted : as, "The man I love ;" that is, whom 1 love. Conjunctions... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
...learn'd the way : the learn'd are 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 e'en virtue vain;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 280 pages
...learn'd the way ? The learn'd are 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 even virtue vain;... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...learn'd the way ? The learn'd are 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1821 - 268 pages
...Learn'd the way; The Learn'd are 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 Beasls, find pleasure end in pain ; Some swell'd to Gods, confess ev'n Yirlue vain ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1821 - 252 pages
...Learn'd the way ? The Learn'd are 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... | |
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