 Character of a Happy Life HOW happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ! Whose passions not his masters are; Whose soul is still prepared for death, Untied unto...  Ancient Poetical Tracts of the Sixteenth Century - Page 53edited by - 1842 - 82 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 pages
...poetry interspersed, we can only give th* following beautiful verses by Sir Henr Icnry Wotton : — " How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will ? Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ? Whose passions not bis masters... | |
 | John Brewster - 1802 - 330 pages
...acutest philosopher. N° XVIII. Hfeans offered by Religion for subduhig the irregular Inclinations* How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought,, And simple truth his utmost skill! WKose passions not his masters... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 338 pages
...righteousness.-" The following simple poem is another happy illustration of Sir Henry,s character: The Character of a happy Life. " How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another.s will ? Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ? Whose passions... | |
 | 1819 - 394 pages
...and strife, Keep me, ye powers divine ! SONG V. THE CHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFE. BY SIR HENRY WOTTON. How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will ; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill : Whose passions not his masters... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...demand my life, May I that life resign ! § 47. Song. The Character of a liappi/ Life. SIR HENRY WOTTON. How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will ; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ; Whose passions not his masters... | |
 | 1839 - 894 pages
...and connexion, a very favourable specimen of the species of composition which we are now considering. THE CHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFE. " How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another'a will ; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill. " Whose passions,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...valuable Work* in History^ Science, and Poetry, of which the following is an interesting specimen.] How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will ; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill. Whose passions not his masters'... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - 1821 - 846 pages
...of course in 1615, and may be considered one of the earliest poems of Sir Henry Wotton extant. . t. The Character of a happy life, How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not Another's will ! Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill. . Whose passions not his masters... | |
 | 1841 - 488 pages
...all I give, To thee I die, to thee I only live. THE CHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFE. BY SIB, HENRY WOTTON. How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will, Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill : Whose passions not his masters... | |
 | Richard Cattermole - 1836 - 436 pages
...holy melancholy ; And if Contentment be a stranger then, I'll ne'er look for it, but in heaven again. THE CHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFE. How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will ; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ! Whose passions not his masters... | |
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