Heaven takes thee at thy word, without regard, And lets thee poorly be thy own reward. The world is made for the bold impious man, Who stops at nothing, seizes all he can. Justice to merit does weak aid afford ; She trusts her balance, and neglects her... The travellers - Página 202de Tertius T C. Kendrick - 1825Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
| John Dryden - 1904 - 762 páginas
...world is made for the bold impious man, Who stops at nothing, seizes all he can. Justice to merit docs weak aid afford, She trusts her balance and neglects...; And while she long consults, the prize is gone." There was now a long interval before another play by Dryden appeared, and there is no sign of other... | |
| Edgar Lenderson Hinman - 1906 - 408 páginas
...lets thee poorly be thy own reward. The world is made for the hold impious man, Who stops at nothing, seizes all he can. Justice to merit does weak aid...own; And while she long consults the prize is gone." — Aureng-Zcbe, II, I. ''La vie est pen de chose ; et tot ou tard qu'importe Qu'un traitre me 1'arrache,... | |
| Prosser Hall Frye - 1908 - 334 páginas
...lets thee poorly be thy own reward. The world is made for the bold impious man, Who stops at nothing, seizes all he can. Justice to merit does weak aid...balance and neglects her sword. Virtue is nice to take what 's not her own ; And while she long consults the prize is gone. Aureng-Zebe, ii., i. La vie est... | |
| O. A. Bushnell - 1999 - 548 páginas
...brought the poem back from his memory: "The world is made for the bold impious man. Who stops at nothing, seizes all he can. Justice to merit does weak aid afford; She trusts her balance, and ignores her sword. Virtue is slow to take what's not her own. And, while she long consults, the prize... | |
| Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1989 - 588 páginas
...deserved — This World is made for the bold daring Man Who strikes at all — and catches what he can; Virtue is nice to take what's not her own, And while She long debates, the glittering Prize is gone.4 So sung Johnney Dryden — whose Family had ever Claim to match... | |
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