 But these less taste them, as they worse obtain. Say, in pursuit of profit or delight, Who risk the most, that take wrong means, or right? Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst, Which meets contempt, or which compassion first? Count all th...  Bianca Cappello - Page 139by baroness Rosina Doyle Bulwer- Lytton - 1843Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...or virtue, whether blest or curs'd, Which meets contempt, or which compassion first ? Count all the advantage prosp'rous vice attains, *Tis but what virtue...and disdains : And grant the bad what happiness they wou'd, One they must want, which is to pass for good. Oh, blind to truth, and God's whole scheme below,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...Count all th' advantage prosp'rous vice attains, 'Tis but what virtue flies from and disdains : 90 And grant the bad what happiness they would, One they must want, \vhich is to pass for good. Oh ! blind to truth and God's whole scheme below, Who fancy bliss to vice,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...Count all the' advantage prosperous vice attains, Tu but what virtue flies from and disdains ; Aud grant the bad what happiness they would, One they must want, which is to pass for good. O blind to truth and God's whole scheme below^ Who fancy bliss to vice, to virtue... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...blest or curst, Which meets contempt, or which compassion first? Count all th' advantage prosperous vice attains, "Tis but what virtue flies from and...what happiness they would, One they must want, which is to pass for good. Oh blind to truth, and God"s whole scheme below, Who fancy bliss to vice, to virtue... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...which compassion first? Count all the' advantage prosperous vice attains, 'Tis but what virtue Hies from and disdains : And grant the bad what happiness they would, One they must want, which is to pass for good. O blind to truth and God's whole scheme below, Who fancy bliss to vice, to virtue... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...bless'd or curs'd, Which meets contempt, or which compassion first ? Count all the' advantage prosperous vice attains, 'Tis but what virtue flies from and disdains : And grant the had what happiness they would, One they must want, which is to pass for good. O blind to truth and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...[first? Which meets contempt, or which compassion Count all th' advantage prosp'rous Vice attains. I 'is up the street, Batt'ring the pavement with their coursers' feet : The greedy fi wou'd, One they must want, which is, to pass for good, Oh blind totruth.andGod's wholcscheme below,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...Count all th' advantage prosperous Vic* attains, 'Tis but what Virtue flics from and disdains : 90 And grant the bad what happiness they would. One they must want, which is to pass for good. Oh blind to truth, and God's whole scheme below,. Who fancy bliss to Vice, to... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 pages
...peace : The good or bad the gifts of fortune gain ; ' But these less taste them as they worse obtain. Say, in pursuit of profit or delight, Who risk the...what happiness they would, One they must want, which is, to pass for good. Here Mr. J)e Crousaz's remarks are indeed very extraordinary — " To whom (says... | |
 | William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - Theology - 1811 - 446 pages
...peace : The good or bad the gifts of fortune gain ; But these less taste them as they worse obtain. Say, in pursuit of profit or delight, Who risk the...what happiness they would, One they must want, which is, to pass for good. Here Mr. De Crousaz's remarks are indeed very extraordinary — " To whom (says... | |
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