 | James Lackington - 1830 - 472 pages
...gave me no concern, for • If there's a power above us, (And that there is, all nature cries aloud Thro' all her works) he must delight in virtue ; And that which he delights in must be happy." And no matter " when or where." After relating such ridiculous stuff as the above, I think that I cannot... | |
 | 1830 - 372 pages
...gave me no concern, for • If there's a power above us, (And that there is, all nature cries aloud Thro' all her works) he must delight in virtue ; And that which he delights in must be happy." And no matter " when or where." After relating such ridiculous stuff as the above, I think that I cannot... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 pages
..." Here will I hold: if there's a power abore us, (And that there is, all nature cries aloud Through all her works,) he must delight in virtue: And that which he delights in must be happy !" 19 Another from the Proverbs of Solomon, speaking of wisdom and virtue : " Length of days is in... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1830 - 288 pages
...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 he delights in, must be happy. But when ! or where ! — This world was made for Caesar. I'm weary of conjectures — This must end... | |
 | John Calhoun Stephens - 840 pages
...hold. If there's a Pow'r above us, (And that there is, all Nature cries aloud Through all her Worl,s) He must delight in Virtue; And that which He delights in must be happy. 'This will be allowed, I hope, to be as virtuous a Sentiment as that which he quotes out of Terence;... | |
 | Kerry S. Walters - 1999 - 236 pages
...authors: Here will I hold—If there is a Pow'r above us (And that there is, all Nature cries aloud, Thro' all her Works), He must delight in Virtue And that which he delights in must be Happy. 43 Most immediately, the sentiment expressed in this passage suggests that Franklin had come full circle... | |
 | Amy Mandelker, Elizabeth Powers - 1999 - 552 pages
...Addison's Cato: Here will I hold. If there's a power above us (And that there is, all nature cries aloud Thro ' all her works), He must delight in virtue; And that which he delights in must be happy. Another from Cicero, "O vitac Philosophia dux! O virtutum indagatrix expultrixque vitiorum! Unus dies,... | |
 | Adam Potkay - 2000 - 276 pages
...Socrates is a Stoic one: If there's a pow'r above us, (And that there is all Nature cries aloud Through all her works) he must delight in virtue: And that which he delights in must be happy. 16 Margaret of Anjou, wed to Henry VI, proves "a masculine, courageous spirit" (2:419). Queen Elizabeth's... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2003 - 588 pages
...Religion Here will I hold, If there is a Power above us (And that there is, all Nature cries aloud, Thro all her Works), He must delight in Virtue And that which he delights in must be Happy. — Cato First Principles I Believe there is one Supreme most perfect Being, Author and Father of the... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 2003 - 824 pages
...argue, — Ij there 'sa Puwer above us. And that there is, all Nature ¡'ries aloud In all her Horts, he must delight in Virtue. And that which he delights in must be happy* What a glorious? What a rapturous Consideration must it be to the Heart of Man to think the Goodness... | |
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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 he delights in must be happy. 
