 | Juvenal - 1726 - 468 psl.
...follow, what to fly, This to condemn, and that to ratifie ? When to be bountiful, and when to fpare, But never Craving, or opprefs'd with Care? The Baits of Gifts, and Money to dcfpife, And look on Wealth with undefiring Eyes ? When thou canft truly call thefe Virtues thine,... | |
 | Juvenal - 1735 - 512 psl.
...follow, what to &j, This to condemn, and that to ratine ? When to be bountiful, and when to fpare, But never Craving, or opprefs'd with Care ? The Baits...truly call thefe Virtues thine, Be wife and free, by HeavVs Confent, and mine. But thou, who lately of the common ftrain, of us, if (till thou doft retain... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 psl.
...follow, what to fly, This to condemn, and that to ratify ? When to be bountiful, and when to fpare, But never craving, or opprefs'd with care ? The baits...truly call thefe virtues thine, Be wife and free, by heaven's confent, and mine. But thou, who lately of the common {train, Wert one of us, if frill thou... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 psl.
...follow, what to fly, This to condemn, and that to ratify ? , When to be bountiful, and when to fparc, But never craving, or opprefs'd with care ? The baits...truly call thefe virtues thine, Be wife and free, by heaven's confent, and mine. But thou, who lately of the common ftrain, Wert one of us, if ftill thou... | |
 | Thomas Amory - 1766 - 538 psl.
...never pa£s for a dram of rectitude, while your conduct is faulty. Wifdom is incompatible with folly. When to be bountiful, and when to fpare, And never...opprefs'd with care ; The baits of gifts, and money to deipife, And look on wealth with undefiring eyes ; When thou canft truly call thefe virtues thine,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 psl.
...follow, what to fly, This to condemn, and that to ratify f When to be bountiful, and when to fpare, But never craving, or opprefs'd with care ? The baits...truly call thefe virtues thine, Be wife and free, by heaven's confent, and mind But thou, who lately of the common ftrain, Wert one of us, if ftill thou... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 398 psl.
...condemn, and that to ratify ? When to be bountiful, and when to fpare, But never craving, or opprels'd with care ? The baits of gifts, and money to defpife,...truly call thefe virtues thine, Be wife and free, by heaven's confent, and mine. But thou, who lately of the common ftrain, Wert one of us, if ftill thou... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 psl.
...to ratify ? When to be bountiful, and when to fpare, But never craving, or oppreft with care i Tie The baits of gifts, and money to defpife, And look on wealth with undetlring eyes ? When thou canft truly call thete virtues thine, Be wife and free, by heaven's content,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 388 psl.
...to ratify ? When to be bountiful, and when to fpare, But never craving, or oppreft with care ? The The baits of gifts, and money to defpife, And look...truly call thefe virtues thine, Be wife and free, by heaven's confent, and mine. But thou, who lately, of the common ftrain, Wert one of us, if ftill thou... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 628 psl.
...follow, what to fly, This to condemn, and that to ratify ? When to be bountiful, and when to fpare, But never craving, or opprefs'd with care ? The baits of gifts, and money to defpife, 160 And look on wealth with undefiring eyes ? When thou canft truly call thefe virtues thine, Be wife... | |
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And what thou art to follow, what to fly, This to condemn, and that to ratify ? When to be bountiful, and when to fpare, But never craving, or opprefs'd with care ? The baits of gifts, and money to defpife, And look on wealth with undefiring eyes ? When... 