 | 1852 - 874 pages
...chain'd his country, say Or he whoso virtue sigh'd to lose a day ' " But sometimes Virtue starves, t That, Vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil ; The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1853 - 336 pages
...chain'd his country, say, Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day ? " But sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed." What then? is the reward of virtue...150 That, vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, The knave deserves it, when he tempts the main, Where... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...kind of food thy choice, To which necessity confines thy price. I)ryden. Sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed, What then? is the reward of virtue bread? That vice may merit; 'tis the price of toil, The knave deserves it when he tills the soil. Pope. PRIDE.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 pages
...chain'd his country, say, Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day 1 its ' But sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed.' What then ? Is the reward of virtue bread 1 That, vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, The... | |
 | 1856 - 416 pages
...prince, th' Eternal Cause Prone for his favourites to reverse his laws ? ' If ' sometimes virtue wants while vice is fed, What then ? is the reward of virtue bread ? That vice may merit, 'tis the price of toil, The knave deserves it when he tills the soil ; The knave... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 330 pages
...chain'd his country, say, Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day ? " But sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed." What then ? is the reward of virtue bread ? That vice may merit ; 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it when he tills the soil, The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 60 pages
...chain'd his country? say, Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a day? " But sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed." What then? Is the reward of Virtue bread? That Vice may merit ; 'tis the price of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil; The knave... | |
 | Goold Brown - 1860 - 354 pages
...all your business lies Would you be great be virtuous and be wise Denham But sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed What then is the reward of virtue bread Pope A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be prais'd But wisdom... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 pages
...chain'd his cointry Ba.Vt Or he whose virtue sigh'd to lose a (Jay ? VI. ' But sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed. What then? Is the reward of virtue bread ? J5| That, vice may merit, 'tis the prien of toil ; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil... | |
 | Goold Brown - 1862 - 324 pages
...precepts all your business lies Would you be great be virtuous and be wise But sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed What then is the reward of virtue bread A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be prais'd But wisdom is... | |
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tis the price of toil; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, The knave deserves it, when he tempts the main, Where folly fights for kings, or dives for gain. The good man may be weak, be indolent ; Nor is his claim to plenty, but content. 
