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 Merry Monarch - Seite 100von W. H. Davenport Adams - 1885Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 Seiten
...as dentil, the night. My house a cottnge, more Than palace, and should fitting be For all my use, no luxury. My garden painted o'er With Nature's hand, not art's ; and pleasures yield, Hornce might envy in his Sabine field. Thus would I double my life's fading space, For he that runs... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 Seiten
...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 - 460 Seiten
...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 - 780 Seiten
...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 - 364 Seiten
...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 - 592 Seiten
...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 - 788 Seiten
...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 - 320 Seiten
...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 - 344 Seiten
...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 - 784 Seiten
...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... | |
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