 | 1839 - 894 pages
...A HAPPY LIFE. " How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another'! will ; Whose armour in his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill....passions, not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death ; Untied unto the world by care Of public fame or private breath. " Who envies none... | |
 | 1839 - 876 pages
...taught, That serveth not another's »ill ; Whose armour is hie Inmost thought, And «imple truth hie utmost skill» " Whose passions, not his masters are. Whose soul is still prepared for death ; Untied unto the world by care Of public fame or private breath. " Who envies none... | |
 | Gems - 1841 - 624 pages
...And if contentment be a stranger then, I'll ne'er look for it but in heaven again. THE HAPPY LIFE. How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's...passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death, Untied unto the worldly care Of public fame or private breath. Who envies none... | |
 | 1841 - 598 pages
...simple truth his utmost skill ! 2 Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death, Untied unto the world by care Of public fame, or private breath ; — 3 Who envies none that chance doth raise, Nor vice hath ever understood, How deepest wounds are... | |
 | 1841 - 586 pages
...latest breath, Thy love and guardian care. 357 45$ LM SIR H. WOTTOn. '/7'i' Character of a happy Life. 1 HOW happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will, Whose armor is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ! 2 Whose passions not his masters are,... | |
 | William Johnson Fox - 1841 - 132 pages
...Thou lookest in a grave, — to see Thine immortality ! How happy is he born and taught, Who serve th not another's will — Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his only skill ! Whose passions not his masters are ; Whose soul is still prepared for death, Untied to... | |
 | 1844 - 586 pages
...latest breath, Thy love and guardian care. 357 458 L- M- SIR H. WOTTOB. Thr Character of a happy Life. 1 HOW happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will, Whose armor is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ! 2 Whose passions not his masters are,... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Drummond - 1842 - 96 pages
...Sir Henry Wotton, and is so beautiful, that we may be excused quoting the first two and last verses. How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's...passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death ; Untied unto the World by care Of publick fame, or private breath. This Man is... | |
 | Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) - 1842 - 104 pages
...Sir Henry Wotton, and is so beautiful, that we may be excused quoting the first two and last verses. How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's...passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death ; Untied unto the World by care Of publick fame, or private breath. This Man is... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1842 - 532 pages
...greatly injured the sense, and abated the energy of them : How happy is he born, or taught, That ser*peth not another's will ! Whose armour is his honest thought,...masters are ; Whose soul is still prepar'd for death ; Unty'd unto the world, with care Of public fame, or private breath : Who envies none that chance... | |
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HOW happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ! Whose passions not his masters are; Whose soul is still prepared for death, Untied unto the world by care Of public... 
