Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »
Sign in
Books Books
" 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. "
A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes - Page 282
edited by - 1765
Full view - About this book

The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1813 - 276 pages
...our humble lot. Our portion is not K-rge, indeed ; But then how little do we need! For nature's ealls are few : In this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffiee, And make that little do. Nor aim beyond our pow'r; For if our stoek be very small, ?Tis prudenee...
Full view - About this book

The Cheap magazine [ed. by G. Miller.] Vol, Volume 1

George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...forgot: Alonarchs ! 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 do we need F For Nature's calls are few : In this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And...
Full view - About this book

The Stranger: A Literary Paper ..., Volume 1

1813 - 458 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 do we need ! I For nature's calls are few : In this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice,...
Full view - About this book

The Art of Reading: Containing a Number of Useful Rules Exemplified by a ...

Daniel Staniford - Elocution - 1814 - 254 pages
...not your ftate, We look with pity on the great, And blefs our humble lot. ( 3 ) Our poition is, nu!, large, indeed! But then, how little do we need ! .For nature's calls are rew ; In this the art of living lies, .To want no more than may fulEee, And make that little do. We'll,...
Full view - About this book

The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1815 - 262 pages
...forgot : Monarchs ! we envy not your ftate ; We look with pity on fhe great, And blefs our humble- lot. Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then how little...no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relifh, with content, Whate'er kind Providence has fent, Nor aim beyond our pow'r ;...
Full view - About this book

The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - English language - 1816 - 328 pages
...forgot : M.onarebs ! we envy not your state ;, We look with pily on Ihe great, And bless our humble lot. Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then how little do we need 1 For nature's calls are few : In this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And...
Full view - About this book

Poems on Various Subjects: Selected to Enforce the Practice of Virtue, and ...

Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 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...
Full view - About this book

The Art of Reading: Containing a Number of Useful Rules, Exemplified by a ...

Daniel Staniford - Elocution - 1817 - 256 pages
...forgot; Monarchs! we envy not your state, We look with pity on the great, And Hess cur bumble !',t.: 4 Our portion is not large indeed! But then, how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And mal-e that little do. We'll, therefore, relish with content Whate'er kind Providence ha*...
Full view - About this book

Specimens of the British Poets: Whitehead, 1785, to Anstey, 1805

Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 466 pages
...forgot : Monarchs ! we envy not your state,. We look with pity on the great, And bless our humble lot. i 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...
Full view - About this book

The poetical monitor: consisting of pieces select and original [ed. by E. Hill].

Poetical monitor - 1819 - 168 pages
...the ark ; Giving her vain excursion o'er, The disappointed bird ouce more Explor'd the sacred bark. Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then, how little...calls are few : In this the art of living lies, To wish no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We'll, therefore, relish with content, Whate'er...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF