 | Joseph Addison - 1713 - 222 pages
...mei But Shadows, Clouds, and Darknefs, reft upon it. Here will I hold. If there's a Pow'r above us, (And that there is all Nature cries aloud Through all her Works) He rauft delight in Virtue; And that .which he delights in muft be happy. But when ! or where !-• -This... | |
 | 1717 - 336 pages
...above us, (And that there is all Nature dries aloud Through all her Works) He muft delight in Virtues And that which he delights in, muft be happy. But when! or where! This World was made for Ctfar. I'm weary of Conje&ures This muft end 'em. [Ltfmg his Hand on his SmerJ. In utrttmque partem... | |
 | 1739 - 332 pages
...hold. If there's a Pbw'r above us, (And that there it all Nature cries aloud Through all her Work.-) He muft delight in Virtue; And that which he delights...be happy. But when! or where! - This World was made fur I'm weary of Conjectures - This muft end 'em. [ Laying his Hand on Us S wtrd. In utramque partem... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1733 - 94 pages
...reft upon it. Here will I hold. If there's a Pow'r abovq us, (And that there is all Nature cries alogd Through all her Works) He muft delight in Virtue;...which he delights in, muft be happy. But when! or where!---This World was made for^/ir. I'm weary of Conjectures—This mud end "em. [{-tying kii H$nd... | |
 | John Holmes - Oratory - 1739 - 202 pages
...me-, But Shadows, Clouds, and Darknefs reft upon it. Here will I hold. If there's a Power above us, (And that there is, all Nature cries aloud Through...happy. But when ! or where!— This World was made forCtsfar. I'm weary of Conjectures — This muft end 'em. [Laying bis Hand on his Sword. Thus am I... | |
 | English essays - 1758 - 732 pages
...it. [us, Here will I hold. If there's a pow'r above (And that there U all nature cries aloud Thro'all her works) he muft delight in virtue, And that which he delights in muft be happy. Bat when or where ? This world was made for Csefar. 'em. I'm weary of conjectures. — This muft end... | |
 | 1747 - 584 pages
...may now be very juftly applied to our own ' Nation. Here will I hold. If there's a Ptno'r above us t (And that there is all Nature cries aloud Through all her Works) He muft delight in Virttte, And that which he delights in muft he happy. * virtuous a Sentiment as that which he -quotes... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Thomas Tickell - 1753 - 334 pages
...? Bat fhadows, clouds, and dark'nsfs, refl upon it. Here will I hold. If there's a pow'r above us, (And that there is all nature cries aloud Through all her works) he mufl delight in virtae . And that which he delighis in, muft be happy. But when! or where! — This... | |
 | Soame Jenyns - Good and evil - 1758 - 372 pages
...Virtue eternally depend. If there's a Power above us, (And that there is all Nature cries aloud' Thro' all her works) he muft delight in Virtue, And that, which he delights in, muft be happy. Rut fhou'd this divine reafoning of thr philofopher be at laft inconclufive ; cou'd we once entertain... | |
 | 1760 - 484 pages
...equally the origin of all purity, and the pofleffor of all ability ? Can we avoid being convinced that He muft delight in virtue, And that which he delights in muft be happy ? How ftrong an incitement this to the practice of that virtue which, at the fame time, delights that... | |
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The wide, the unbounded prospect lies before me, But shadows, clouds and darkness rest upon it. Here will I hold. If there's a power above us — And that there is all Nature cries aloud Through all her works — he must delight in virtue, And that which... 
