 Could I be more than any man that lives, Great, fair, rich, wise, all in superlatives : Yet I more freely would these gifts resign, Than ever fortune would have made them mine ; And hold one minute of this holy leisure Beyond the riches of this empty...  The Complete Angler,: Or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation, - Side 285af Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton, Henry George Bohn - 1856 - 496 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Izaak Walton, Phoebe Atwood Taylor - 1653 - 280 sider
...fair, rich, wife in all Superlatives; Yet I more freely would the fe gifts re/jgn, ^hen everfortune would have made them mine And hold one minute of this holy leafure, Beyond the riches of this empty pie afure. Wekompure thoughts, welco me yejilent groves, Thefeguefts,thefeCour... | |
 | Henry Headley - 1787 - 212 sider
...lives. Great, fair, rich, wife, all in fuperlatives : Yet I more freely would thefe gifts refign, Than ever fortune would have made them mine, And hold one minute of this holy leifure, Beyond the riches of this empty pleafure. Welcome pure thoughts, welcome ye filent groves... | |
 | James Anderson - 1792 - 394 sider
...: Yet I more freely would these gifts resign, Than ever fortune would have made them miner And held one minute of this holy leisure Beyond the riches...this empty pleasure. Welcome pure thoughts ! welcome ya silent groves ! These guests, these courts, my soul most dearly loves- s Now the wing'd peopk of... | |
 | James Anderson - 1792 - 386 sider
...lives, Great, fair, rich, wise, all in superlatives : | Yet I more freely would these gifts resign, Than ever fortune would have made them mine, And hold one...this empty pleasure. Welcome pure thoughts! welcome ya silent groves! These guests, these courts, my soul most dearly loves: Now the wing'd people of the... | |
 | 1808 - 496 sider
...lives, Great, fair, rich, wise, all in superlatives : Yet I more freely would those gifts resign, Than ever fortune would have made them mine, And hold one...sing My cheerful anthems to the gladsome spring : A prayer-book now shall be my looking-glass, In which I will adore sweet virtue's face : Here dwell no... | |
 | Henry Headley - 1810 - 238 sider
...lives, Great, fair, rich, wise, all in superlatives ; Yet I more freely would these gifts resign, , Than ever fortune would have made them mine, And hold one...sing My cheerful anthems to the gladsome spring: A prayer-book now shall be my looking-glass, In which I will adore sweet virtue's face. Here dwell no... | |
 | Henry Headley - 1810 - 236 sider
...all in superlatives ; Yet I more freely would these gifts resign, Than ever fortune would have mad*: them mine, And hold one minute of this holy leisure...soul most dearly loves : Now the wing'd people of th« sky shall sing My cheerful anthems to the gladsome spring: A prayer-book now shall be my looking-glass,... | |
 | 1839 - 894 sider
...lives, Great, fair, rich, wisp, all in superlatives : Yet I more freely would these gifts resign, Than ever fortune would have made them mine ; And hold...; These guests, these courts, my soul most dearly lovei. Now the winged people of the sky shall sing My cheerful anthems to the gladsome spring : A prayer-book... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1824 - 512 sider
...lives, Great, fair, rich, wise, all in superlatives : Yet I more freely would these gifts resign, Than ever Fortune would have made them mine ; And hold...empty pleasure. Welcome, pure thoughts, Welcome ye gilent graves, These guests, these courts my soul most dearly loves : Noiv the wing'd people of the... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1824 - 518 sider
...Yet I more freely would these gifts resign, Than ever Fortune would have made them mine ; And hold me minute of this holy leisure, Beyond the riches of...groves, These guests, these courts my soul most dearly loves.Now the wing'd people of the sky shall sing My cheerful anthems to the gladsome Spring : A Pray'r-book... | |
| |
