 My conscience is my crown, Contented thoughts, my rest ; My heart is happy in itself, My bliss is in my breast. Enough I reckon wealth, A mean the surest lot; That lies too high for base contempt, Too low for envy's shot. My wishes are but few, All easy...  Catholic World - Page 541873Full view - About this book
 | Ben Jonson - 1783 - 280 pages
...too high for bafe contempt, Too low for envies fhot. My wifhes are but few, All eafie to fulfill : I make the limits of my power, The bounds unto my will. I have no hepes but one, Which is of heavenly raigne : Effe&s attaind, or not defir'd, All lower hopes... | |
 | 1784 - 1048 pages
...too high for b,ife cont«Wpt> Too low for cnvie's (hot, My wifhes are but few, AH eafie to fulfill : I make the limits of my power The bounds unto my will. I have no hopes but one, Which is of heavenly raigne: Effects attain'd, or not defir'd, All lower hopes... | |
 | 1814 - 280 pages
...conscience is my crown, Contented thoughts my rest; My heart is happy in itself; My bliss is in my breast. Enough I reckon wealth; A mean the surest lot ; That...for Envy's shot. My wishes are but few, All easy to fulfill; I make the limits of my power UTuDoriann 93 I have no hopes but one, Which is of heavenly... | |
 | Excerpta Tudoriana - 1814 - 350 pages
...conscience is my crown, Contented thoughts my rest; My heart is happy in itself; My bliss is in my breast. Enough I reckon wealth ; A mean the surest lot; That...for Envy's shot. My wishes are but few, All easy to fulfill; I make the limits of my power I have no hopes but one, Which is of heavenly reign; Effects... | |
 | 1821 - 408 pages
...thoughts, my rest ; My heart is happy in itself, My bliss is in my breast. Enough, I reckon wealth ; That mean, the surest lot, That lies too high for base...for envy's shot. My wishes are but few, All easy to fulfill : 1 make the limits of my power The bounds unto my will. I fear no care for gold, Well-doing... | |
 | 1821 - 404 pages
...thoughts, my rest ; My heart is happy in itself, My bliss is in my breast. Enough, I reckon wealth ; That mean, the surest lot, That lies too high for base...for envy's shot. My wishes are but few, All easy to fulfill : I make the limits of my power The bounds unto my will. I fear no care for gold, Well-doing... | |
 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 pages
...thoughts my rest ; My heart is happy in itself, My bliss is in my breast. Enough, I reckon we.alth ; That mean, the sure.st lot, That lies. too high for base...few, All easy to fulfil : I make the limits of my pow'r The bounds unto my will. • • •• • I fear no. care for gold, Well-doing is my wealth... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...OF EAEYLON, &c. My heart is happy in iUelf, My bliss is in my breast. Eoongh, I reckon wealth ; That mean, the surest lot, That lies too high for base contempt, Too low for enry's shot. My wishes are but few, All easy to fulfil ; I make the limits of my power, The hounds... | |
 | Moral and sacred poetry - 1829 - 326 pages
...mean, the surest lot, That lies too high for hase contempt, Too low for envy's shot. .My wishes are hat few, All easy to fulfil ; I make the limits of my power, The hoouds onto my will. I feel no care for gold, Well-doing is my wealth ; My mind to me an empire ¡s,... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...thoughts, my rest; My heart is happy in itself, My bliss is in my breast. Enough I reckon wealth ; That mean, the surest lot, That lies too high for base...the limits of my power The bounds unto my will. I fear no care for gold. Well-doing is my wealth ; My mind to me an empire is, While grace affordeth... | |
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