 Can gold calm passion, or make reason shine ? Can we dig peace, or wisdom, from the mine ? Wisdom to gold prefer ; for 'tis much less To make our fortune, than our happiness.  Temptation: A Novel - Seite 134von Leigh Cliffe - 1823Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 420 Seiten
...the veriest cit ; And quite as much detested as a wit. Can gold calm passion, or make reason shine ? Can we dig peace, or wisdom, from the mine ? Wisdom to gold prefer ; for 'tis much less To make our fortune, than our happiness. That happiness which great ones often see, With rage... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 232 Seiten
...the veriest cit, And quite as much detested as a wit. Can gold calm passion, or make reason shine ? Can we dig peace or wisdom from the mine ? Wisdom to gold prefer ; for 'tis much less To make our fortune than our happiness : That appiness which great ones often see, With ;age and... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 Seiten
...the veriest cit; And quite as much detested as a wit. Can gold calm passion, or make reason shine % Can we dig peace, or wisdom, from the mine ? Wisdom to gold prefer ; for 'tis much less To make our fortune, than our happiness. That happiness which great ones often see> With rage... | |
 | Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - 1809 - 588 Seiten
...an important lesson may Avarice find in these lines : Can gold calm passion, or make reason shine : Can we dig peace or wisdom from the mine ! Wisdom to gold prefer : for 'tis much less To make our fortune than our happiness ; That happiness which great ones often see With rage and... | |
 | 1809 - 592 Seiten
...an important lesson may Avarice find in these lines: Can gold calm passion, or make reason shine > Can we dig peace or wisdom from the mine ? Wisdom to gold prefer : for 'tis much less To make our fortune than our happiness ; That happiness which great ones often see With rage and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 Seiten
...veriest cil, And quite as much detested as a wit. Can gold calm passion, or make reason shine]? f.in ight hover round tlie Fair her airy bnnd : Some, as she. sipp'd, the fuming less To make our fortune than our happiness ; That happiness which great ones often see, With rape... | |
 | Edward Young - 1811 - 294 Seiten
...the veriest cit ; And quite as much detested as a wit. Can gold calm passion, or make reason shine ! Can we dig peace, or "wisdom, from the mine ?; Wisdom to gold prefer ; for 'tis much less To make our fortune, than our happiness. That happiness which great ones often see, With rage... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 Seiten
...(God bless us) Statesmen all at once. Ckurchill. MXXIX. Can Gold calm passion, or make reason shine; Can we dig Peace, or Wisdom, from the mine? Wisdom to gold prefer: for 'tis much less To make our fortune, than our happiness. That happiness which great ones often sec, With rage... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 Seiten
...instead of their discharge. [The Empttna» of Riches.] Can gold calm passion, or make reason shine! { ɀ less To make our fortune than our happiness : That happiness which great ones often see, With rage... | |
 | Edward Young - 1844 - 352 Seiten
...the veriest cit ; And quite as much detested as a wit. Can gold calm passion, or make reason shine ? Can we dig peace, or wisdom, from the mine ? Wisdom to gold prefer ; for 'tis much less To make our fortune, than our happiness. That happiness which great ones often see, With rage... | |
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