 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...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,...Competence. But health consists with temperance alone ; 81 And peace, Oh, Virtue ! peace is all thy own. The good or bad the gifts of Fortune gain ; But... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 pages
...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,...temperance alone; And peace, oh Virtue ! peace is all thy own. The good or bad the gifts of fortune gain ; But these less taste them, as they worse obtain.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...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,...health consists with temperance alone ; And peace, O Virtue ! peace is all thy own. The good or bad the gifts of fortune gain ; But these less taste them... | |
 | 1801 - 446 pages
...answer will be that nothing can impart to competence the least advantage— " Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, " Lie in three words, health, peace, and competence. An hundred dishes after the novelty has passed, cannot gratify the man who wishes to pamper his appetite,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...ail 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,...temperance alone ; And peace, oh, Virtue ! peace is all thy own. The good or bad the gifts of Fortune gain ; But these less taste them as they worse obtain.... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...the good that individual* find , Or God and Nature meant to mer« mankind , Reason's whole pleasure , all the joys of Sense , Lie in three words , Health , Peace , and Competence. POPS. CHAP. XVI. On Virtue. J\.KOW thou this truth (enough for man to know} a Virtue alone is happiness... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...all the good that individual" 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, SWEETNESS. AN ODE. BY Mil. ROBERTSON. Or damask cheeks and radiant eyes, Let other poets tell ; Within... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...to mere Mankind, Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, Health, I'eace, and Competence. But Health consists with Temperance alone, And Peace, oh Virtue ! Peace is all thy. own. The good or bad the gifts of fortune gain; But these less taste them, as they worse obtain.... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...all the good that individuals find, Or God and nature meant to mere mankind, Reason's wide pleasure, all the joys of sense. Lie in three words, Health, Peace, and Competence. SWEETNESS. AN ODE. BY MR. RO13ERTSON. O' damask cheeks and radiant eyes, Let other poets tell; Within... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 178 pages
...austerities our wills restrain ; As thorns fence in the tender plant iron! harm. Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health,...health consists with temperance alone ; .And peace, O virtue ! peace is all thy own. On earth nought precious is obtain'd, But what is painful too ; By... | |
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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. 
