 He that holds fast the golden mean And lives contentedly between The little and the great Feels not the wants that pinch the poor Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door, Imbittering all his state.  Poems - Page 235by William Cowper - 1803 - 363 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 448 pages
...power; Not always tempt the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep Along the treacherous shore. He, that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly...poor, Nor plagues, that haunt the rich man's door, Imbittering all his state. The tallest pines feel most the power Of wintry blasts ; the loftiest tower... | |
 | William Cowper - 1820 - 508 pages
...power ; Not always tempt the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep Along the treacherous shore. II. He, that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly...not the wants that pinch the poor, Nor plagues that hannt the rich man's door, Imbittering all his state. III. The tallest pines feel most the power Of... | |
 | William Cowper - 1821 - 556 pages
...power ; Not always tempt the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep Along the treacherous shore. He, that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly...poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door, Imbittering all his state. The tallest pines feel most the power Of wint'ry blasts ; the loftiest tower... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 278 pages
...tints of wo ; And blended form, with artful strife, The strength and harmony of life. Tlie golden mean. He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly...pinch the poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's Imbitt'ring all his state. The tallest pines feel most the pow'r 3 Of wint'ry blast ; the loftiest... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...tints of wo ; And blended form, with arlfu! strife, The strength and harmony of life. The golden mean. He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The little and the greatFeels not the wants that pinch the poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's doorr ImMlt'ring... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...tints of wo : And blended form, with artful strife, The strength and harmony of life. The Golden Mean. He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The littl# and the great. Feels not the wants that pinch thi poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich Iran's... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 562 pages
...pow'r ; Not always tempt the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep Along the treach'rous shore. II. He, that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly...haunt the rich man's door, Imbitt'ring all his state. ln. The tallest pines feel most the pow'r Of wintry blasts ; the loftiest tow'r Comes heaviest to the... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 pages
...blended form, .with artful strife, The strength and harmony of life. The golden mean. He that-hblds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between...haunt the rich man's door, Imbitt'ring all his state. The tallest pines feel most the pow'r Of wint'r'y blast; the loftiest tow'r Comes heaviest to the ground.... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 pages
...power: Not always tempt the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep, Along the treacherous shore. He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly...poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door, Imbittering all his state. The tallest pines feel most the power Of wintry blasts; the loftiest tower... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 470 pages
...pow'r ; Not always tempt the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep Along the treach'rous shore. He, that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly...haunt the rich man's door, Imbitt'ring all his state. The tallest pines feel most the pow'r Of wint'ry blasts ; the loftiest tow'r Comes heaviest to the... | |
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