 | Titus Lucretius Carus, Thomas Creech - 1714 - 508 pages
...pleafanteft to get The Top of high PHILOSOPHY, and fit On the calm, peaceful, flouriihing Head of it. io Whence we may view deep, wondrous deep below, How...Mortals wand'ring go, Seeking the Path to Happinefs .- Some aim At Learning, Wit, Nobility, or Fame : Others NOTES. Tis pleafant alfo to behold from far... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus - 1714 - 506 pages
...о .The Top of high PHILOSOÍHV, and fit S. • On the calm, peaceful, flounihing Head of it. -3 io Whence we may view deep, wondrous deep below, How poor miftaken Mortals wand 'ring go, Seeking the Path to Happinefs .- Some aír¿, •"/; At Learning, Wie, Nobility, or... | |
 | 1776 - 296 pages
...pleafanteft to get T The top of high Philofophy, and fit > On the calm, peaceful, flonriflung head of It; J Whence we may view deep, wondrous deep, below, How...miftaken mortals wand'ring go, Seeking the path to happincfs : fome aim At learning, wit, nobility, or fame; Others with cares and dangers vex each liour,... | |
 | 1807 - 748 pages
...pleafanteft to get The top of high philofophy, and fit On the calm, peaceful, fiourifhing head of if, Whence we may view deep, wond'rous deep, below, .-'...fome aim At learning, wit, nobility, or fame: Others wick cares and dangers vex each hou( ," To reach the top of wealth, and fov'reign pow'r. Blind, wretched... | |
 | 1807 - 746 pages
...all, 'tis plcafanteil to get The top of high philofophy, and fit .On the calm, peaceful, flourilhing head of it, Whence we may view deep, wond'rous deep, below, How poor miftakcn mortals wand'ring go, Seeking the path to happinefs : fome aim At learning, wit, nobility,... | |
 | Voltaire - 1824 - 432 pages
...above all 'tis pleasantest to get The top of high philosophy, and set On the calm peaceful flourishing head of it ; Whence we may view, deep, wond'rous deep below, How poor mistaken mortals wand'ring go, Seeking the path to happiness: some aim At learning, not nobility, or... | |
 | Voltaire - 1824 - 422 pages
...'tis pleasantest to get The top of high philosophy, and set . . .. On the calm peaceful flourishing head of it ; Whence we may view, deep, wond'rous deep below, How poor mistaken mortals wandering go, Seeking the path to happiness: some aim At learning, not nobility, or... | |
 | 1833 - 574 pages
...all, 'tis pleasantest to get The top of high philosophy, and sit On the calm, peaceful, flourishing head of it; — Whence we may view deep, wondrous deep below, How poor mistaken mortals wandering go.' It was this faculty, so rare in a female writer, which enabled Madame... | |
 | Voltaire, Tobias Smollett - 1904 - 376 pages
...all, 'tis pleasantest to get The top of high philosophy, and set On the calm, peaceful, nourishing head of it; Whence we may view, deep, wondrous deep below, How poor mistaken mortals wandering go, Seeking the path to happiness; some aim At learning, not nobility, or... | |
 | John Keble - 1912 - 544 pages
...above all 'tis pleasantest to get The top of high Philosophy, and sit On the calm, peaceful, nourishing head of it ; Whence we may view, deep, wondrous deep below, How poor mistaken Mortals wandring go, Seeking the path to Happiness.2 How little need be changed here to make... | |
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On the calm, peaceful, flourishing head of it; Whence we may view, deep, wondrous deep below, How poor mistaken mortals wandering go... 
