 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 - Page 202by Tertius T C. Kendrick - 1825Full view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...nothing, fiezes all he can ; Juftice to Merit does weak Aid afford, ahe trufts her Ballance, and neglefts her Sword : Virtue is nice to take what's not her own, And while fhe long confults, the Prize is gone. Dryd. Aura. Great Minds, like Heav'n, are pleas'd with doing... | |
 | John Dryden - 1717 - 464 pages
...feizes all he can. Jaftice to Merit does weak Aid afford ;i :She trufts her Ballance, and neglefts her Sword. Virtue is nice to take what's not her own; And, while me long confults, the Prize is gone. To him, Dianet. Din. Forgive the Bearer of unhappy News: Your... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 436 pages
...made Tor the hold impious man, Who stop> at nothing, seizes all he can. Justice to merit does weal: aid afford ; She trusts her balance, and neglects her sword. Virtue is nice to take what'i not her own ; And, while she long consults, the prize is gone. To this account may be added... | |
 | 1821 - 770 pages
...brought back to i: tue, and its return may be quoted with triumph against the :•.proach of the poet. " Virtue is nice to take what's not her own, And while she long consults, the prize is gone," PRESENTIMENTS \M> ASSOCIATION. Dine. OF all the mysteries which hang around tk ™A d " 1B ' there... | |
 | 1821 - 772 pages
...return may be quoted with triumph against the reproach of the poet. " Virtue is nice to take what 's not her own, And while she long consults, the prize is gone." DRYDEN. W. PRESENTIMENTS AND ASSOCIATIONS. OF all the mysteries which hang around the mind of man, there are... | |
 | John Dryden - 1852 - 378 pages
...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 sword. Melesinda. I have no taste, methinks, of coming joy ; For black presages all my hopes destroy. Die,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1897 - 764 pages
...lets thcc 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...; 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... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1883 - 456 pages
...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. To this account may be added... | |
 | Torben Lundbeck - 1894 - 214 pages
...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...what's not her own; And, while she long consults, the price is gone. der hader kejserinden og tror, at hun har fremkaldt denne omvæltning til fordel for... | |
 | John Dryden - 1900 - 760 pages
...thy own reward. MEMOIR OF DRYDEN. The world is made for the bold impious man, Who stops at nothing, seizes all he can. Justice to merit does weak aid...; 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... | |
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