 | 1805 - 506 pages
...harmless day With a well-chosen book or friend. This man is freed from servile band* Of hope to rise and fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing yet hath all. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, AND ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. OXFORD. Messrs. Daniel Wayland of St JOHN... | |
 | 1806 - 688 pages
...of his grace than gifts to lend ; And entertains the harmless day With a well-chosen book or friend. This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; Lord of himself, tho' not of landi ; And having nothing, yet hath alL • EPIGRAMS. 'Tis strange, Prudilla, you accuse... | |
 | Collection - 1807 - 650 pages
...his grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With an instructive book, or ffiead. 6 This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise,...fear to fall: Lord of himself, though not of lands, He, having nothing, yet hath all. 543. LM JEEVIS. Integrity if attitude, end hope, 1 HPHE man, whose... | |
 | Izaak Walton, John Hawkins - 1808 - 562 pages
...his grace tban £///« to lend ; And entertains the harmless day, With a religious book or friend. This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise,...though not of lands ; And having nothing, yet hath all. This worthy and accomplished gentleman died in the year 1639, and is celebrated by Mr. Cowley, in an... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1808 - 554 pages
...of his grace than gifts to lend ; And ratertains the harmless day, With a religious book or friend. This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise,...Lord of himself, though not of lands ; And having nothtng, yet hath all. This worthy and accomplished gentleman died in the year 1639, and is celebrated... | |
 | 1808 - 506 pages
...his grace than gifts to lend ; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend. 93 This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise or fear to tail ; Lord of himself, tho' not of lands; And having nothing, yet hath all. Sir licit ry ll'utton.... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1812 - 684 pages
...his grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With a rejigious book, or friend. 6. This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise,...though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all." I need not remind the reader of Sir Henry's most beautiful and well-known lines on his adored mistress,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1812 - 688 pages
...entertains the harmless day With a religious book, or friend. 6. This man is freed from servile band* Of hope to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, I need not remind the reader of Sir Henry's most beautiful and well-known lines on his adored mistress,... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1812 - 518 pages
...his grace than gifts to lend ; And entertaines the harmless day With a well-chosen book or friend. 20 This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or feare to fall ; Lord of himselfe, though not of lands; And having nothing, yet hath all. XII. GILDEROY... | |
 | 1819 - 394 pages
...doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend : This man is freed from servile hands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself,...though not of lands ; And having nothing, yet hath all. SONG VI. BY HILDEBRAND JACOB, ESS. I ENVY not the mighty great, Those powerful rulers of the state,... | |
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