 | 1846 - 308 pagine
...her trusting child, she fondly flings. THE HAPPY LIFE. BY SIB HENRY WOTTON. How happy is he born or taught, That serveth not another's will ; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his highest skill : Whose passions not his masters are ; Whose soul is still prepared for death ; Not tied... | |
 | Anne Marsh-Caldwell - 1846 - 1024 pagine
...in the love of his sweet little daughter. CHAPTER XHI. How happy is he born and taught, That servcth not another's will ; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ! SIR II. WOTTON. The visit had done Emilia infinite good. It was like a return to life and light,... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pagine
...murmur tranquilly Through the bending twigs of the coral grove. A HAPPY LIFE.— Sir Henry Wotton. 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 ; Whose passions not his masters are... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1847 - 850 pagine
...froward mood, She proves an angry foe, Small gain I find to let her come — Less loss to let her go. THE HAPPY LIFE. How happy is he born and taught, That...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... | |
 | 1847 - 828 pagine
...do not know how to live to enjoy it.— SHERLOCR. A HAPPY LIFE. BY SIB HENRY WOTTOX, 1508 — 1639. How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not...passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death ; Untied unto the world by care Of public fame, or private breath I Who envies none... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pagine
...holy melancholy ; And if Contentment be a stranger then, 111 ne'er look for it, but in heaven again. ( I Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death, Untied unto the worldly... | |
 | William Goodman - 1847 - 376 pagine
...Wotton, who died (provost of Eaton,) 1639. THE CHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFE. " How happy is he born or taught, That serveth not another's will ; • Whose...armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his highest skill. Whose passions not his master are ; Whose sou) is still prepared for death ; Not ty'd... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pagine
...melancholy ;* i A»d if Contentment be a stranger then, , П1 ne'er look for it, but in heaven again. scrveth not another's will ; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill... | |
 | Harriet Elizabeth Mozley - 1848 - 374 pagine
...errors and mistakes, and resolutely follow truth for the future. CHAPTER XXXIII. How happy is he born or taught, That serveth not another's will ; Whose armour is his honest thought. And simple truth his highest skill. Sir Henry Wotton. THE next morning, at oreakfast, the following comments on the party... | |
 | William Ewart - 1849 - 94 pagine
...His love-chant, and disburden his full soul Of all its music. 142. A HAPPY LiFE. [HENRY WOTTON.] 1. How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not...honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill. 2. Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death, Untied unto the worldly... | |
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Life 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... 
