 | Conduct of life - 1859
...t;hn power ? Can gold remove tbo luorUil hour? In Hie can love be bought with gold ? Are friendships pleasures to be sold ? No — all that's worth a wish, a thought, Fair virtue gives uubrib'd, unbought. Riches cannot be better described than as the Baggage of virtue, or by the Roman... | |
 | Charles Richson - 1860
...TOWER ? Can GOLD remove the MORTAL HOUR* ? In life' can LOVE be bought with GOLD? Are friendships' pleasures' to be SOLD* ? No*, all* that's worth a wish', a thought', Fair Virtue - gives' unbribed*, unbought*. Dr. Johnson. 4. Reft of thy sons', amid* thy foes' forlorn* Mourn*, - widow'd... | |
 | Quotations - 1861 - 338 pages
...SIGOURNEY. To purchase heaven has gold the power? Can gold remove the mortal hour? In life can love be bought with gold ? Are friendship's pleasures to...that's worth a wish, a thought, Fair virtue gives unbribed, unbought. DE. JOHNSON. The rich man's son inherits lands, And piles of brick, and stone,... | |
 | Life-lights - 1864
...friendship's pleasures to be sold ? No — all that 's worth a wish — a thought, Fair virtue gives unbribed, unbought. Cease then on trash thy hopes to bind, Let...hours indulge thy soul, Where mirth and temperance mix the bowl ; To virtuous love resign thy breast, And be, by blessing beauty, blest. Thus taste the... | |
 | American poetry - 1864 - 304 pages
...friendship's pleasures to be sold ? No — all that 's worth a wish — a thought, Fair virtue gives unbribed, unbought. Cease then on trash thy hopes to bind, Let nobler views engage thy mind. In social hours indulge thy soul, Where mirth and temperance mix the bowl ; To virtuous love resign... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1866 - 408 pages
...telievest*. 8. To purchase heaven has gold the power' ? Can gold remove the mortal hour' ? In life, can love be bought with gold' ? Are friendship's pleasures...that's worth a wish, a thought, Fair virtue gives unbribed, unbought. 9. What would content you* ? Talents' ? No*. Enterprise' ! No*. Courage'? No\ Reputation'?... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - Quotations - 1867 - 715 pages
...the mortal hour r1 In life, can love be bought with gold P Are friendship's pleasures to be sold P No ; all that's worth a wish — a thought — Fair...thy hopes to bind, Let nobler views engage thy mind. Dr. Johnson, to a Friend. Perhaps he hath great projects in his mind, To build a college, or to found... | |
 | Bible - 1867
...happiness. "To purchase heaven, has gold the power ! Can gold remove the mortal hoar ! In life, can love be bought with gold ! Are Friendship's pleasures to...be sold! No ; all that's worth a wish, a thought, 1'air Virtue gives unbribed, unbought. Cease- then, on trash thy hopes to bind ; .Let nobler views... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Children's poetry - 1867 - 396 pages
...heaven has gold the power' ? Can gold remove the mortal hour' ? In life, can love be bought with gold' T Are friendship's pleasures to be sold' ? No* ; all that's worth a wish, a thought, Fair virtue gives unbribed, unbought. 9. What would content you* ? Talents' T No*. Enterprise'? No*. Courage'? No*. Reputation'?... | |
 | David Thomas - 1867
...pleasure* to be soldT No; all that's worth a wish, a thought, Fair Virtue gives unbribed, untaught. Cease, then, on trash thy hopes to bind; Let nobler views engage thy mind." JOHNSON. (No. XCVII.) HOPS UKI I'.HUKl). "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick : but when the desire... | |
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