 Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend — This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise or fear to fall: Lord of himself, though not of lands, And,...  Poems - Side 30af Sir Henry Wotton - 1815 - 136 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 sider
...the World by care Of publick fame, or private breath. This Man is freed from servile bands, Of hopes to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all." A SECOND SERIES OF LAYS AND LEGENDS. BY WILLIAM J. THOMS. PREFACE, PROEM, OR WHAT-YOU-WILL. THE time... | |
 | 1805 - 506 sider
...harmless day With a well-chosen book or friend. This man is freed from servile band* Of hope to rise and fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing yet hath all. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, AND ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. OXFORD. Messrs. Daniel Wayland of St JOHN... | |
 | Collection - 1807 - 650 sider
...entertains the harmless day With an instructive book, or friend. 6 This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, He, having nothing, yet hath all. 543. LM JERVIS. Integrity^ fortitude, snd bope. 1 r I^HE man, whose... | |
 | 1819 - 394 sider
...doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend : This man is freed from servile hands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself,...though not of lands ; And having nothing, yet hath all. SONG VI. BY HILDEBRAND JACOB, ESS. I ENVY not the mighty great, Those powerful rulers of the state,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 338 sider
...entertains the harmless day With a religious book, or friend. This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself,...though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all. The poem which I shall next insert is not of equal merit: yet, as it gives a picture of the calmness... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 sider
...With a religious book or friend ! This man is freed from servile hands, Of hope to rise, or fear t« fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all. § 48. Song. HlLDEBRAND JACOB, Esq. I EUVY not the mighty great, Those pow'rful rulers of the state,... | |
 | 1839 - 894 sider
...entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend. " This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall, Lord of himself,...though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all." To Wotton, also, has been attributed, on the authority of a doubtful opinion expressed in Walton's... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 sider
...entertains the harmless day With a religious book, or friend. This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself,,...though not of lands, And having nothing,, yet hath all. iutian jr.omior: WO. II. LECTURES ON THE BIBLE. n: ii UI . -^ A FAMILIAR acquaintance with the Holy... | |
 | 1820 - 414 sider
...heart, as open as the day, Fears not to call his God his friend. 5 This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, He, having nothing, yet hath all. SirH.Wottofr. 211. c. M. Heavenly Wisdom. Prov. iii. 18 — 17. 1... | |
 | Jonathan Peele Dabney - 1821 - 316 sider
...less and more obey, Nor dare with heav'n's high will contend. . This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise or fear to fall : Lord of himself,...though not of lands, And, having nothing, yet hath all. 184. 8 & 6s. M. COTTON. Contentment. 1 LORD ! may we relish with content Whate'er thy lib'ral hand... | |
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