 He is the happy man whose life e'en now Shows somewhat of that happier life to come ; Who, doom'd to an obscure but tranquil state, Is pleased with it, and, were he free to choose, Would make his fate his choice; whom peace, the fruit Of virtue, and whom...  The Temple of Truth: Or, The Best System of Reason, Philosophy, Virtue, and ... - Pagina 328door Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 566 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1850 - 790 pagina’s
...Would make his fate hie choice ; whoffl peace, the fruit Of virtue, and whom virtue, fruit of faith, Prepare for happiness ; bespeak him one, Content indeed...Below the skies, but having there his home. The world o' crlooks. him in her busy search PAPERS ON BOTANY. 03 Of objects more illustrious in her view ; And,... | |
 | 1851 - 496 pagina’s
...Would make his fate his choice ; whom peace, the fruit Of virtue, and whom virtue, fruit of faith, Prepare for happiness ; bespeak him one , Content...world. She scorns his pleasures, for she knows them not ; He seeks not hers, for he has proved them vain. He cannot skim the groim.4 like s Pursuing gilded... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 620 pagina’s
...choose, Would make his fate his choice; whom peace, the fruit Of virtue, and whom virtue, fruit of faith, Far more alive than other men, He feels a gentle...to his finger and his thumb, Derived from nature's He seeks not hers, for he has proved them vain. He can not skim the ground like summer birds Pursuing... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pagina’s
...Would make his fate his choice ; whom peace, tho fruit Of virtue, and whom virtue, fruit of faith, peep at such a ho o'erlooks the world. She scorns his pleasures, for she knows them not ; He seeks not hers, for he... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pagina’s
...choice ; whom peace, tho fruit i Of virtue, and whom virtue, fruit of faith, Prepare for huppiness ; bespeak him one Content indeed to sojourn while he...there his home. The world o'erlooks him in her busy seareh Of objects, more illustrious in her view ¡ And, oceupied as earnestly as she, Though more sublimely,... | |
 | 1851 - 502 pagina’s
...choose, Would make his fate his choice; whom peace, the fruit Of virtue and whom virtue, fruit of faith, Prepare for happiness, bespeak him one Content indeed to sojourn while he must The world o'erlooks him in her busy search Below the skies, but having there his home. Of objects more... | |
 | Class-book - 1852 - 152 pagina’s
...Would make his fate his choice ; whom peace, the fruit Of virtue, and whom virtue, fruit of faith, Prepare for happiness ; bespeak him one Content indeed to sojourn while he must Below the skies, not having there his home. The world o'erlooks him in her busy search Of objects more illustrious in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1852 - 466 pagina’s
...: whom peace, the fruit Of virtue, and whom virtue, fruit of faith, Prepare for happiness; hespeak him one Content indeed to sojourn while he must Below the skies, hut having there his home. The world o'erlooks him in her husy search Of ohjects, more illustrious... | |
 | Christopher Wordsworth - 1853 - 768 pagina’s
...w*«sw ^*$&&&&& ** Vv^^'SS*** GIUlIiR KKSSS •*#&&& GEORGE HERBERT. The world o'erlooks him in her husy search Of objects more illustrious in her view; And...world. She scorns his pleasures, for she knows them not : He seeks not her's, for he has found them vain. Not slothful he, though seeming unemployed, And censured... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 796 pagina’s
...faith, 911 liclnw ihe skies, but having there his lunio. The world o'crlooks him in her busy search 915 Of objects more illustrious in her view ; And occupied...She scorns his pleasures, for she knows them not; Ho seeks not hers, for he has prov'd them vain. 920 He cannot skim the ground' like summer birds Pursuing... | |
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