Johnson & Goldsmith & Their PoetryAMS Press, 1971 - 175 pages |
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Page 45
... happiness would be procured by perfect goodness . . . this world will never afford an opportunity of deciding . But this at least may be maintained , that we do not always find visible happiness in propor- tion to visible virtue . All ...
... happiness would be procured by perfect goodness . . . this world will never afford an opportunity of deciding . But this at least may be maintained , that we do not always find visible happiness in propor- tion to visible virtue . All ...
Page 60
... happier seat , Counts death kind Nature's signal of retreat . These goods for man the laws of Heav'n ordain , These goods he grants , who grants the pow'r to gain ; With these celestial Wisdom calms the mind , And makes the happiness ...
... happier seat , Counts death kind Nature's signal of retreat . These goods for man the laws of Heav'n ordain , These goods he grants , who grants the pow'r to gain ; With these celestial Wisdom calms the mind , And makes the happiness ...
Page 102
... happiness in states that are differently governed from our own ; that every state has a particular principle of happiness , and that this principle in each may be carried to a mischievous excess . There are few can judge , better than ...
... happiness in states that are differently governed from our own ; that every state has a particular principle of happiness , and that this principle in each may be carried to a mischievous excess . There are few can judge , better than ...
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