 | 1806 - 184 pages
...forgot: Monarchs ! we envy not your state ; We look with pity on the great, « And bless our humble lot. Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish, with content, Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 502 pages
...pity on the great, And bless our humble lot. Our portion is not large, indeed, But then how litttle do we need ! For nature's calls are few. In this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish with content, Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Charles Snart - Poetry - 1808 - 496 pages
...forgot : Monarchs ! we envy not your state, We look with pity on the great, And bless our humble lot. Our portion is not large indeed, But, then, how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | 438 pages
...never pleafe her. DUE T. — Mr.<IjHjirw><Nj W Aft/i POOLE; OUR portion is not large indeed ; But thee, how little do we need, For nature's calls are few ; In this the art of living lies, To-want no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relifli with content, What... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...forgot : Monarchs ! we envy not your state, We look with pity on the great, And bless our humbler lot. Our portion is not large, indeed, But then how little...this, the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish with content, Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...humble lot. Our portion is not large, indeed ; But llicn how little do we need! For nature'? calls arc unstain'd with wine ; I suffice, And make that little do. We '11 therefore relish, with content, Whate'er kind Providence 1ms... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1810 - 308 pages
...Monarchs ! we envy not your state, We look with pity on the great, And bless our humble lot. VOL. i. o Our portion is not large, indeed, But then how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish with content, Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...forgot ; Monarch's ! we envy not your state ; We look with pity on the great, And bless our humbler lot. Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then how little do we need ! 'ir' For nature's calls are few : In this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1811 - 286 pages
...: Monarchs ! we envy not your ftate •; We look with pity on the great, And blefs our humbler lot. Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then how little...more than may fuffice, , And make that little do. We'll therefore relifh, with content; . Whate'er kind Providence has fentv Nor aim beyond our pow'r... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...Monarch* ! we envy not you) state ; Wt - 'ook with pity on the ' fi at, And blcsi our humbler iot. Our portion is not large, indeed ! But then how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We'11 therefore relish, with content, Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
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Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then how little do we need ! For nature's calls are few : In this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. 
