 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1857 - 800 pages
...measures entirely to dissipate and bring to nothing : for there is something revolting in the idea of a king holding a private purse ; and the thoughts of...riches, more apt (as one sings) " To slacken virtue, and abnte her edge, Thau prompt her to do aught may merit praise/' he set forth, like some Alexander, upon... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1858 - 348 pages
...primrose. Extol not riches then, the toil of fools, The wise man's cumbrance, if not snare ; more apt To slacken Virtue, and abate her edge, Than prompt her to do aught may merit praise. Verse sweetens toil, however rude the sound : All at her work the village maiden sings, Nor, while... | |
 | John Milton - 1860 - 424 pages
...and more ? Extol not riches then, the toil of fools, The wise man'scumbrance, ifnotsnare; more apt To slacken Virtue, and abate her edge, Than prompt her to do aught may merit praise. What if with like avertion I reject Riches and realms? yet not, for that a crown, Golden in show, is... | |
 | 1861 - 356 pages
...? WARD. Extol not riches then, the toil of fools, The wise man's cumbrance, if not snare, more apt To slacken virtue, and abate her edge, Than prompt her to do aught may merit praise. MILTON. High-built abundance, heap on heap! for what? To breed new wants, and beggar us the more. YOUNO.... | |
 | John Milton - 1862 - 568 pages
...and more ? Extol not riches then, the toil of fools, The wise man's cumbrance, if not snare, more apl To slacken virtue, and abate her edge, Than prompt her to do aught may merit praitu. What if with like aversion I reject Riches and realms ; yet not for that, a crown Golden in... | |
 | John Milton - 1864 - 584 pages
...Extol not riches then, — the toil of fools, " The wise man's cumbrance, if not snare; — more apt " To slacken Virtue, and abate her edge, " Than prompt her to do aught may merit praise. " What if with like aversion I reject " Riches and realms? yet not, for that a crown, " Golden in show,... | |
 | 1866 - 492 pages
...— " Extol not riches, then — the tool of fools ; The wise man's cumbrance, if not snare; more apt To slacken virtue and abate her edge, Than prompt her to do aught may merit praise." MA Thierry, the celebrated French historian, had at this juncture weakened his sight by the labours... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1866 - 726 pages
...RICHES EXTOL not riches then, the toil of fools, the wise man's cumbrance, if not snare : more apt to slacken Virtue and abate her edge, than prompt her to do aught may merit praise. What, if with like aversion I reject riches and realms! yet not, for that a crown, golden in shew,... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 510 pages
...measures entirely to dissipate and bring to nothing ; for there is something revolting in the idea of a king holding a private purse , and the thoughts of...riches, more apt (as one sings) To slacken virtue, and abftte her edge, Than prompt her to do aught may merit praise, he set forth like some Alexander upon... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1894 - 464 pages
...measures entirely to dissipate and bring to nothing : for there is something revolting in the idea of a king holding a private purse ; and the thoughts of...luggage of riches, more apt (as one sings) To slacken yirtue, and abate her edge, Than prompt her to do aught may merit praise, he set forth, like some Alexander,... | |
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Extol not riches then, the toil of fools, The wise man's cumbrance, if not snare; more apt To slacken virtue, and abate her edge Than prompt her to do aught may merit praise. 
