 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 852 pages
...interrogatively.— . When was it (he laft walk'd ? Since his majefty went into the field. Shal. If there sa power above us, And that there is all nature cries aloud Through all her works, he muft delight in virtue; And that which he delights in muft be happy But when ? or where ? 3, Which... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 484 pages
...that stirs within us ; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. If there's a power above us, And that there is all nature cries aloud Thro' all her works, he must delight in virtue, And that which he delights in must be happy. Nor is... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 770 pages
....And did of others make celeftial pow'r s. Darvitl. .. . , •.. If there's a pow'r above u 3, . . And that there is, all nature cries aloud Through all her works, he muft delight irt , , virtue." • Addifon, II. .Divinity. — ' , Merciful powen ! Reftrain in me the... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 416 pages
...wide, th' unbounded prospect lies before me ; But shadows, clouds and darkness re*t upon it Here will 1 hold. If there's a Power above us, (And that there...happy But when? Or where? This world was made for Cesar I'm weary of conjectures this must end them. „., . , ,, ,, .„ \.Laying his hand on hit HWti.... | |
 | Shattuck - Drama - 1997 - 420 pages
...pass 1 The wide, the unbounded prospect lies before me; But shadows, clouds, and darkness rest upon it. — • Here will I hold : If there's a power...? or where ? — >This world was made for Caesar. — I 'm weary of conjectures : This must end 'cm. [Laying his hand on /iis Thus am I doubly arm 'd... | |
 | Heinrich Graetz - Biography & Autobiography - 1977 - 498 pages
...hindurch." Ungenaues Zitat aus „Cato" von Joseph Addison (172-1719). Die Stelle lautet im Original: „If there's a power above us, (And that there is...through all her works) he must delight in virtue." 162 „Schabbat". niedergeschlagen, daß meine Lage mit Thränen herausgepreßt hat. Hatte ich keine... | |
 | John Calhoun Stephens - Literary Collections - 840 pages
...Roman People, may now be very justly apply'd to our own Nation.' Here will I hold. If there's a Pow'r above us, (And that there is, all Nature cries aloud Through all her Worl,s) He must delight in Virtue; And that which He delights in must be happy. 'This will be allowed,... | |
 | Charlotte Smith - Fiction - 1798 - 448 pages
...which was written by one of the best and most pious men of the last age, I would say in his words: If there's a power above us, (And that there is all...cries aloud Through all her works) he must delight in virtue.3 And the question what that virtue is, in which a benevolent and omnipotent being must delight,... | |
 | Amy Mandelker, Elizabeth Powers - Biography & Autobiography - 1999 - 552 pages
...thirteen weeks' daily examination. This my little book had for its motto these lines from Addison's Cato: Here will I hold. If there's a power above us (And that there is, all nature cries aloud Thro ' all her works), He must delight in virtue; And that which he delights in must be happy. Another... | |
 | Kerry S. Walters - Biography & Autobiography - 1999 - 236 pages
...authors: Here will I hold—If there is a Pow'r above us (And that there is, all Nature cries aloud, Thro' all her Works), He must delight in Virtue And that which he delights in must be Happy. 43 Most immediately, the sentiment expressed in this passage suggests that Franklin had come full circle... | |
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The wide, the unbounded prospect lies before me : But shadows, clouds, and darkness, rest upon it. Here will I hold. If there's a power above us (And that there is, all Nature cries aloud Through all her works), he must delight in virtue ; And that which... 
