t depends Not on the number, but the choice of friends. Books should, not business, entertain the light, And sleep, as undisturbed as death, the night. My house a cottage, more Than palace, and should fitting be For all my use, no luxury. My garden painted... The book-lover's enchiridion, thoughts, selected and arranged by Philobiblos ... - Strona 79autor: Book-lover - 1884Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - Liczba stron: 780
...as death, the night. My house a cottage, more Than palace, and should fitting be For all my use, no luxury. My garden painted o'er With Nature's hand,...race. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, that happy state, I would not fear nor wish my fate, But bold ly say each night, To-morrow let my sun... | |
| 1858 - Liczba stron: 460
...as death, the night. My house a cottage more TKan palace ; and should fitting be For all my use, no luxury. My garden painted o'er With Nature's hand,...Art's ; and pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabinc field. Thus would I double my life's fading space ; For he that runs it well twice runs his... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - Liczba stron: 780
...as death, the night. My house a cottage, more Than palace, and should fitting be For all my use, no luxury. My garden painted o'er With Nature's hand,...race. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, that happy state, 1 would not fear nor wish my fate, But bold ly say each night. To-morrow let my sun... | |
| George Gilfillan - 1860 - Liczba stron: 364
...painted o'er With Nature's hand, not Art's, that pleasure yield Horace might envy in his Sabine field. XL Thus would I double my life's fading space ; For he...; And in this true delight, These unbought sports, and happy state, I would not fear, nor wish my fate, But boldly say each night, To-morrow let my sun... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1862 - Liczba stron: 592
...as death, the night. My house, a cottage more Than palace ; and should fitting be For all my use, no luxury. My garden painted o'er With nature's hand,...twice runs his race. And in this true delight, These nnbought sports, this happy state, I would not fear, nor wish my fate ; But boldly say each night,... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - Liczba stron: 788
...as death, the night. My house a cottage, more Than palace, and should fitting be For all my use, no luxury. My garden painted o'er With Nature's hand,...race. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, that happy state, I would not fear nor wish my fate, But boldly say each night, To-morrow let my sun... | |
| Anne Manning - 1863 - Liczba stron: 320
...death, the night. My house, a cottage more Than palace, and should fitting be For all my use, no luxury. Thus would I double my life's fading space, For he that runs it well, runs twice his race. COWLEY. THE happy time arrived when Eleanor might start for the railway station... | |
| Hubert Ashton Holden - 1864 - Liczba stron: 344
...should fitting be for all my use, not luxury: my garden painted o'er with Nature's hand, not art's, that pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabine field....race: and in this true delight, these unbought sports and happy state, I would not fear, nor wish my fate, but boldly say each night; To-morrow let my Sun... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - Liczba stron: 784
...as death, the night My house a cottage, more Than palace, and should fitting be For all my use, no luxury. My garden painted o'er With Nature's hand,...race. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, that happy state, I would not fear nor wish my fate, But boldly say each night, To-morrow let my sun... | |
| English poetry - 1867 - Liczba stron: 336
...o'er With Nature's hand, not Art's ; can pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabine field. 16 Thus would I double my life's fading space ; For he...delight, These unbought sports, this happy state, 20 I would not fear, nor wish my fate : But boldly say each night, To-morrow let my sun his beams display,... | |
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