 Some have too much, yet still do crave; I little have, and seek no more. They are but poor, though much they have, And I am rich with little store: They poor, I rich; they beg, I give; They lack, I leave; they pine, I live.  The Second Reader, Or Juvenile Companion - Page 24by John Lauris Blake - 1833Full view - About this book
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...No shape to win a lover's eye ; To none of these I yield as thrall; For why ? my mind despiseth all. Some have too much, yet still they crave, I little...no more : They are but poor, though much they have j And I am rich with little store : They poor, I rich ; they beg, I give ; They lack, I lend ; they... | |
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...music's fare, Obscured life sets down a type of bliss ; A mind content both crown and kingdom is.". " Some have too much, yet still they crave ; I little have, yet seek no more : They are but poor, tho'much they have, And I am rich with little store : They poor, I rich ; they beg, I give ; They lack,... | |
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...threaten most of all : These get with toil and keep with fear : Such cares my mind could never bear.* " Some have too much, yet still they crave ; I little have, yet seek no more : They are but poor, tho* much they have, And I am rich with little st -re: They poor, I rich; they b<'g, I give; They lack,... | |
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