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" When a man eminently virtuous, a Brutus, a Cato, or a Socrates, finally sinks under the pressure of accumulated misfortune, we are not only led to entertain a more indignant hatred of vice, than if he... "
Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides and ... - Page 451
by James Boswell - 1799
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Essays: Philosophical, Historical & Literary, Volume 4

William Belsham - 1791 - 300 pages
...: " Hence learn what bleffings wait on virtuous deeds; And though a late, a fure reward fuccteds." When a man eminently virtuous, a Brutus, a Cato, or a Socrates, finally finks under the prefiure of accumulated misfortune, we are not only led to entertain a more indignant...
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British Theatre: The mourning bride, by Mr. Congreve. 1791. Douglas, by John ...

John Bell - English drama - 1791 - 294 pages
...innocence survive, Still in the paths of honour persevere, And not from past or present ills despair; For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds ; And though a late, a sure reward succeeds. [Exeunt omncs. EPILOGUE. Spoken by ALMERIA. T//£ tragedy thus done, I am, you know, No more a princess,...
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Bell's British Theatre, Volume 19

John Bell - English drama - 1797 - 462 pages
...innocence survive, Still in the paths of honour persevere, And not from past or present ills despair; For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds ; And though a late, a sure reward succeeds. \_Exeunt omnes. EPILOGUE. Spoken by ALMERIA. tragedy thus done, I am, you know, No more a princess,...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...

James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...Thus Congreve concludes the Tra. gedy of ' The Mourning Bride' with the following foolish couplet: ' For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds, ' And, though a late, a sure reward succeeds." it teaches is impressed upon the mind by a series of as deep distress as can affect humanity, in the...
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The British Drama: Tragedies. 2 v

English drama - 1804 - 516 pages
...innocence survive, Still in the paths of honour persevere, And not from past or present ills despair; For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds ; And, though a late, a sure reward succeeds. [EteuHt omnes. «У. TAMERLANE. MEN. TAMERLANE. BAIAZET. ANALLA. MON ESES. STRATOCLES. PRINCE OF TANAIS....
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The British drama, Volume 1

British drama - 1804 - 954 pages
...innocence survive, Still in the paths of honour persevere, And not from past or present ills despair; For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds ; And, though a late, a sure reward succeeds. [E.rcuri ay, MEN. TAMERLANE. BAJAZET. AXALLA. Мол ESES. STRATOCLES. PRINCE OF TAÑÁIS. OMAR. MIRVAN....
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...Thus Congreve concludes the Tragedy of ' The Mourning Bride' with the following foolish couplet: ' For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds, ' And,...virtuous, a Brutus, a Cato, or a Socrates finally sink under the pressure of accumulated misfortune, we are not only led to entertain a more indignant...
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The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays,: Which are Acted at the ...

Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 382 pages
...innocence survive, Still in the paths of honour persevere, And not from past or present ills despair; For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds ; And though a late, a sure reward succeeds. [Exeunt Omnes. THE END. THE IMPOSTOR ; A TRAGEDY, IN FIVE ACTS ; BY THE REV. MR. MILLER. AS PERFORMED...
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Love for Love: A Comedy in Five Acts

William Congreve - 1808 - 412 pages
...innocence survive, Still in the paths of honour persevere, And not from past or present ills despair ; For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds ; And though a late, a sure reward succeeds. [Exeunt Omnes, THE ENP, THE IMPOSTOR ; A TRAGEDY, IN FIVE ACTS; BY THE REV. MK. MILLER. ipi AS PERFORMED...
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The History of an Officer's Widow and Her Young Family

Mrs. Barbara Wreaks Hoole Hofland - 1809 - 204 pages
...OFFICER'S WIDOW, AND HER YOUNG FAMILY. HISTORY OF AN OFFICER'S WIDOW, AND HER YOUNG FAMILY. BtMsiugs for ever wait on virtuous deeds, And though a late, a sure reward succeeds ! CitngmtLONDON: PRINTED FOR J. HARRIS, (SUCCESSOR TO e. NEWBERRY) CORNER OF ST. PAVI'« CHURCH YARD....
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