 ... let me alone, What an over-happy one Should I think myself to be, Might I, in this desert place, Which most men in discourse disgrace, Live but undisturbed and free ! Here, in this despised recess, Would I, maugre Winter's cold, And the Summer's worst...  The Complete Angler: Or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation - Side xxivaf Izaak Walton - 1844 - 418 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1745 - 700 sider
...Would I, manger winter's cold, And the fommer's woril excefs, Try to live out to fixty full years old , And all the while Without an envious eye On any thriving under fortune's fmilu. Contented live, and then contented di». On reading mt' Mvertlfemnt tenccrmr.^ t Thing, tatUlcJj... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins - 1775 - 620 sider
...Wculd 7, maugre winter's cold, And the fummer's worft excefs, 'Try to live out to fixty full years old! And all the while, Without an envious eye, On any thriving under fortune' s fmile. Contented live, and then contented die. CC THE THE COMPLETE ANGLER: OR, THE Contemplative... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 512 sider
...Would I, maugre winter's cold, And the summer's worst excess, Try to live out to sixty full years old. And all the while, Without an envious eye On any thriving...fortune's smile, Contented live, and then contented die. The Morning Quatrains. i. THE cock has crow'd an hour ago, 'Tis time we now dull sleep forego ; Tir'd... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1824 - 516 sider
...Would I, maugre Winter's cold, And the Summer's worst excess, Try to live out to sixty full years old ! And, all the while, Without an envious eye On any...: thus forming a striking contrast to those of the practical moralist, whom, we cannot help wishing, he had been able to imitate in a degree more consistent... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1824 - 518 sider
...Would I, maugre Winter's cold, And the Summer's worst excess, Try to live out to sixty full years old! And, all the while, Without an envious eye On any...thriving under Fortune's smile, Contented live, and then—contented die. CC But, notwithstanding the purity of sentiment contained in these verses, we... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1832 - 348 sider
...Would I, maugre winter's cold And the summer's worst excess, Try to live out to sixty full years old : And, all the while, Without an envious eye On any...smile, Contented live, and then contented die. CC WALTON'S LIVES. TO THE . RIGHT HONORABLE AND REVEREND FATHER IN GOD, GEORGE, LORD BISHOP OF WINCHESTER,... | |
 | 1832 - 336 sider
...Would I, maugre winter's cold And the summer's worst excess, Try to live out to sixty full years old : And, all the while, Without an envious eye On any...smile, Contented live, and then contented die. CC WALTON'S LIVES. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE AND REVEREND FATHER IN GOD, GEORGE, LORD BISHOP OF WINCHESTER,... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 sider
...Would I, maugre winter's cold, And the summer's worst excess, Try to live-out to sixty full years old ; And, all the while, Without an envious eye On any...fortune's smile, Contented live, and then contented die. COTTON. THERE is one species of egotism -which is truly disgusting ; not that which leads us to communicate... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1842 - 532 sider
...Would I, maugre winter's cold, And the summer's worst excess, Try to live out to sixty full years old : And, all the while, Without an envious eye On any...Fortune's smile, Contented live, and then — contented dieCC liS-f? gz \9,-m~i? 'hrS'Sw-wfe ©" ^^ '_ >^i W _-_ .. '^ or' ®;K? 0<> ,> o«.« ., B^ V/. »... | |
 | 1843 - 374 sider
...Would I, maugre winter's cold, And the summer's worst excess, Try to live out to sixty full years old ; And all the while, Without an envious eye On any thriving...fortune's smile, Contented live, and then contented die. TO THE LAST STAR OF MORNING. BY THE KEV. DR. BOOKER. MEEK lamp of heaven ! thy splendours fade away,... | |
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