 tis my greatest crime has only been (Not in mine eyes, but yours) in being seen. P. I hurt to love, but do not love to hurt. C. That's worse than making cruelty a sport. P. Pain is the foil of pleasure and delight, That sets it off to a more noble height....  The Works of the English Poets: Butler - Page 172by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Butler, Robert Thyer - 1759 - 538 pages
...but do not love to hurt. C.That's worfe than making Cruelty a Sport. P. Pain is the Foil of Pleafure, and Delight, That fets it off to a more noble Height. C. He buys his Pleafure at a Rate too vain, 60 That takes it up beforehand of his Pain. P. Pain is more dear than Pleafure, when 'tis paft. C.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 pages
...C. That's worfe than making cruelty a fport P, Pain is the foil of pleafure and delight, That fcts it off to a more noble height. C. He buys his pleafure...too vain, That takes it up beforehand of his pain. to P. Pain is more dear than pleafure when 'tis paft. C. But grows intolerable if it laft. P. Love... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1803 - 522 pages
...ihe foil of pleafure and delight, That lets it oif to a more noble height. C. He buys his pleafureat a rate too vain, That takes it up beforehand of his pain. 60 P. Pain is more dear than pleafure when 'tis palt. C. But grows intolerable if it laft. P. Love... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 414 pages
...the foil of pleasure and delight, That sets it off to a more noble height. C. He buys his pleasure at a rate too vain, That takes it up beforehand of his pain. P. Pain is more dear than pleasure when 'tis past. C. But grows intolerable if it last. P. Love is too full of honour to regard... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 564 pages
...the foil of pleasure and delight, That sets it off to a more noble height. C. He buys his pleasure at a rate too vain. That takes it up beforehand of his pain. P. Pain is more dear than pleasure when 'tis past, ,,G But grows intolerable if it last," Sue, It partakes more of the Spanish... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...the foil of pleasure and delight, That sets it off to a more noble height. C. He buys his pleasure at a rate too vain, That takes it up beforehand of his pain. P. Pain is more dear than pleasure when 'tis past. C. But grows intolerable if it last P. Love is too full of honour to regard... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 312 pages
...the foil of pleasure and delight, That sets it off to a more noble height. C. He buys his pleasure at a rate too vain, That takes it up beforehand of his pain. P. Pain is more dear than pleasure when'tis past. C. But grows intolerable if it last. P. Love is too full of honour to regard... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 526 pages
...foil of pleasure and delight, That sets it off to a more noble height. C, He buys his pleasure ata rate too vain, That takes it up beforehand of his pain. P. Pain is more dear than pleasure when 't is past. C. But grows intolerable if it last,, etc. I age of Lope de Vega.i The English... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 532 pages
...foil of pleasure and delight, That sets it off to a more noble height. C; He buys his pleasure ata rate too vain, That takes it up beforehand of his pain. P. Pain is more dear than pleasure when 't is past. C. Bui grows intolerable if it last,» etc. age of Lope de Vega.i The English... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 566 pages
...the foil of pleasure and delight, That sets it off to a more noble height. ('. He buys his pleasure at a rate too vain, That takes it up beforehand of his pain. /'. I'ain is more dear than pleasure when 'tis past. C. But grows intolerable if it last," &.c. It... | |
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