| 1747 - 684 pages
...pray'r, Let Av'rice, Vanity, and Pride Thcle glitt'rfng etivy'd toys divide The dull rewards of Care. To me thy better gifts impart, Each moral beauty of the heart, By ftudious thought refiri'd; For wealth, the femes of glad content, For pow'r, its ampleft belt extent, An empireo'ermy... | |
| 1762 - 792 pages
...: Let av'rice, vanity, and pride, Thefe glitt'ring euvy'd toys divide The dull rewards of care. T» me thy better gifts impart, Each moral beauty of the heart By ftudious thought rerin'4 : For wealth, the f niles of glad rontenti For pow'r iti atnpleft, beft extent, Ao empire o'er... | |
| Robert Dodsley - 1755 - 360 pages
...: Let AV'RICE, VANITY, and PRIDE, Thofe envy'd glitt'ring toys, divide * The dull rewards of care. To me thy better gifts impart, Each moral beauty of the heart, By ftudious thoughts refin'd: For Wealth, the fmiles of glad Content ; ForPow'r, its ampleft, beft extent, An empire... | |
| Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 474 pages
...pray'r : Let AV'RICE, VAN^Y, and PRIDE, Thofe envy'd glkt'ring toys, divide The dull rewards of care. To me thy better gifts impart, Each moral beauty of the heart, By ftudious thoughts refin'd : For Wealth, the fmiles of glad Content ; For Pow'r, its ampleffi, beft extent, An... | |
| Robert Dodsley - 1765 - 412 pages
...pray'r: Let AV'RICE, VANITY, and PRIDE, Thofe envy'd glitt'ring toys, divide The dull rewards of care. 1 To me thy better gifts impart, Each moral beauty of the heart, By ftudious thoughts refin'd : For Wealth, the fmiles of glad Content; For Pow'r, its ampleft, beft extent, An... | |
| Poems - 1775 - 518 pages
...pray'r : Let av'rice, vanity, and pride, Thofe envy'd glitt'ring toys divide, The dull rewards of care. To me thy better gifts impart, Each moral beauty of the heart, By ftudious thoughts refin'd ; E For wealth, the fmiles of glad content, For pow'r, its ampleft, beft extent, An... | |
| Elizabeth Carter - 1776 - 134 pages
...Pray'r ; Let Av'rice, Vanity, and Pride, Thefe glitt'ring envy'd Toys divide The dull Rewards of Care. To me thy better Gifts impart, Each moral Beauty of the Heart By ftudious Thought refin'd : For Wealth, the Smiles of glad Content, , For Pow'r, it's ampleft, beft Extent, An Empire... | |
| John Wesley - 1783 - 798 pages
...prayer: Let Avarice, Vanity, and Pride, Thofe envyed, glittering toys divide, The dull rewards of Care. To me thy better gifts impart,. Each moral beauty of the heart, By ftudious thought refined ; For Wealth, the fmiles of glad canter*, For Power, its ampleft, beft extent, An empire o'er... | |
| 1782 - 388 pages
...: Let AV'RICE, VANITY, and PRIDE, Thofe envy'd glitt'ring toys, divide The dull rewards of care,. . To me thy better gifts impart, Each moral beauty of the heart, By ftudious thought refin'd : For Wealth, the fmiles of glad Content ; For Pow'r, its ampleft, beft extent, An empire o'er... | |
| 1783 - 360 pages
...pray'r : Let Av'rice, Vanity, and Pride, Thofe envied glittering toys divide, The dull rewards of care. To me thy better gifts impart, Each moral beauty of the heart, By ftudious thoughts refin'd ; For wealth, the fmiles of glad content. For power, its ample!!, beft extent, An... | |
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