 Who hath his life from rumours freed; Whose conscience is his strong retreat; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great; Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day...  The Universal Magazine - Page 5391804Full view - About this book
 | Seraph - 1754 - 294 pages
...grace, than gifts to lend ; And entertains the harmlefs day, With a religious book, or friend. VI. This man is freed from fervile bands Of hope to rife, or fear to fall ; Lord of himfelf, tho' not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all. CHRlST't PASSION. Taken out... | |
 | 1765 - 692 pages
...pray His graces more then gifts to lend ; A - : entertains the harmleft day With a well-chofen booke or friend. This man is freed from fervile bands Of hope to rife, or fear to fall ; Lor.' of himfelfe, though not of lands ; And having nothing yet hath all. A RIDDLE. By Miss Ua o«... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1765 - 406 pages
...more then gifts to lend ; And entertaines the harmlefle day With a well-chofen booke or friend. 20 This man is freed from fervile bands Of hope to rife, or feare to fall ; Lord of himfelfe, though not of lands ; And having nothing yet hath all. XIII. UNFADING... | |
 | David Lloyd - 1766 - 608 pages
...'doth late and early pray, uv—^ More of his grace, than gifts to lend', And entertains the harmles day With a, religious book or friend. This man is freed from fertile bands Of hope to rife, or fear to fall ; Lord of himfelf, though not of lands ; And having... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1767 - 460 pages
...early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend j And entertaines the harmlefs day With a well-chofen book or friend. . *• This man is freed from fervile bands Of hope to rife, or feare to fall ; Lord of hirafelfe, though not of lands ; And having nothing, yet hath all. XIII. GILDEROY,... | |
 | 716 pages
...Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace, than gifts to lend : And entertains the harmlefs day, With a religious book, or friend. This man is freed from fervUe bands, Of hope to rife, or fear to fall : Lord of himfelf, iho' not of lands. And having nothing,... | |
 | William Seward - 1797 - 752 pages
...his grace than gifts to lend, And entertains the harmtel's day With a religious book or friend : VI. This man is freed from fervile bands, Of hope to rife, or fear to fall ; Lord of himfelf, though not of lands, And having noihing, yet hath all. SIR SIR WALTER RALEIGH. The... | |
 | William Seward - 1798 - 516 pages
...his grace than gifts to lend, And entertains the harmlefs day With a religious book or friend : VI. This man is freed from fervile bands, Of hope to rife, or fear to fall ; Lord of himfelf, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all. OLIVER CROMWELL, after he... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...of his grace than gifts to lend, And entertains the harmlefs day With a well-chofen book or friend I This man is freed from fervile bands Of hope to rife, or fear to fall, THE CUCKOO. J-IAIL, beaut' ous ftrariger of the grove ' Thou meflenger of fpring! Now heav'n repairs... | |
 | Berquin (M., Arnaud) - 1805 - 294 pages
...early pray, ' More of his grace than gifts to lend. And entertains the harmlefs day With a well-chofen book or friend ! This man is freed from fervile bands Of hope to rife or fear to fall, Lord of himfelf though not of lands ; And having nothing, yet hath all. WANCT AMD HER CANARY BIRD,... | |
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