 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 be sold ? No— all that's worth a wish — a thought, Fair virtue gives unbrib'd, unbought.  A Collection of Poems in Four Volumes - Page 245by G. Pearch - 1775Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 208 pages
...breathed for more. O ! quit the shadow, catch the prize, Which not all India's treasure buys ! 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 be sold ? No — all Hint's worth a wish — a thought, Fair Virtue gives... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 pages
...breathed for more. O ! quit the shadow, catch the prize, Which not all India's treasure buys ! 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 be sold ? No — all that's worth a wish — a thought, Fair virtue gives... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pages
...shadow, catch the prize, Which not all India's treasure buys ! To purchase heav'n has gold the pow'r ? Can gold remove the mortal hour ? In life can love be bought with gold ? • Are friendship's pleasures to be sold ? No—all that's worth a wish—a thought, Fair virtue gives unbrib'd,... | |
 | Abner Alden - 1814 - 224 pages
...for more. O ! quit the thado.w, catch ihe prize, Which not all India's treasure buys ! 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 be sold ? No— all that's worth a wish — a thought, Fair Virtue gives... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...the prize, • : "Which not, all India's treasure buys ! To purchase heaven has gold the pow'r ? Ciiu gold remove the mortal hour ? In life can love be bought with gold ? Are friendship's pleasures to be sold ? JVo ; all that's worth a wish, a thought, Fair virtue gives unbrib'd,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 154 pages
...breathed for mor£. O! quit the shadow, catch the prize, Which not all India's treasure buys! To purchase heaven has gold the power? Can gold remove the mortal hour? In life can love be bought with gold;1 Are friendship's pleasures to be sold? No — all that's worth a -wish — a thought, Fair virtue... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...shadow, catch the prize Which not all India's treasure buys ! To purchase heaven has gold the pow'rl Can gold remove the mortal hour ? In life can love be bought with gold ? Are friendship's pleasures to be sold ? No — all that s worth a wish, a thought, Fair virtue gives unbrib'd,... | |
 | Charles Richson - 1820 - 98 pages
...himself, when he is dying, know, Nor what he is, nor whither he's to go. COWLEY. VIRTUE. 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 be sold? No — all that's worth a wish — a thought, Fair virtue gives... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 370 pages
...breath'd for more. O ! quit the shadow, catch the prize, Which not all India's treasure buys ! 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 be sold ? No — all that's worth a wish — a thought, Fair virtue gives... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...shadow, catch the prize, Which not all India's treasure buysJ To purchase heav'n has gold the pow'r ? Can gold remove the mortal hour ? . In life can love be bought with gold ? Are friendship's pleasures to be sold ? ' No ; all that's worth a wish, a thought, Fair virtue gives unbrib'd,... | |
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