 Since trifles make the sum of human things, And half our misery from our foibles springs ; Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And though but few can serve, yet all may please; O let the ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindness...  The Works of Hannah More - Page 175by Hannah More - 1830Full view - About this book
 | H. D. - 1843 - 438 pages
...and eternal is thy gain ! EDMESTON. Since trifles make the sum of human things, And half our misery from our foibles springs ; Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And few can save or serve, but all may please : Oh ! let th' ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small... | |
 | Hannah More - 1844 - 578 pages
...trifles make the sum of human things, And half onr misery from our foibles springs, Since life's beet joys consist in peace and ease, And though but few can serve, yet all may please ; О let th' ungentle-spirit learn from hence, A small unkindness is a great offence. To spread large... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - 1844 - 206 pages
...bestowed it on another. SIR WALTER SCOTT. Since trifles make the sum of human things, And half our misery from our foibles springs ; Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And few can love or serve, but all may please ; Oh, let the ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkind... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - 1844 - 200 pages
...bestowed it on another. SIR WALTER SCOTT. Since trifles make the sum of human things, And half our misery from our foibles springs ; Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And few can love or serve, but all may plecae ; Oh, let the ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindnesi... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...sung. SCOTT. THE IMPORTANCE OF TRIFLES. SINCE trifles make the sum of human things, And half our misery from our foibles springs ; Since life's best joys...ease, And though but few can serve, yet all may please ; 0 let th' ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindness is a great offence. To spread large... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...knows no more. GOOD TEMPER. — More. SINCE trifles make the sum of human things And half our misery from our foibles springs; Since life's best joys consist...though but few can serve, yet all may please ; O, let the ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindness is a great offence ! VIRTUE. — Old English... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Israel Alger (Jun.) - 1846 - 180 pages
...kind and gentle temper of great importance to the kappirxtt of life. 1. SINCE trifles make the sum cf human things, And half our mis'ry from our foibles...Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And few can save or serve, but all can please ; Oh ! let th' ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1842 - 316 pages
...each believes his own. Kindness. 3. Since trifles make the sum of human things, And half our misery from our foibles, springs ; Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And few can save or serve, but all can please ; O, let the ungentle spirit learn from hence,— A mill... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1847 - 382 pages
...know all words are faint." And again:— " Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And tho' but few can serve, yet all may please, O let th' ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindness ii a great offence" The whole poem, with the exception of some objections to preachers of benevolence... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1847 - 376 pages
...all words are faint." And again : — " Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And tho' but few can serve, yet all may please, O let th' ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindnesi is a great offence." The whole poem, with the exception of some objections to preachers... | |
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