 | William Cowper - 1818 - 240 pages
...tempt the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep, Along the treacherous shore. He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The...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
...the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep Along the treacherous shore. II. He, that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The...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
...tempt the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep Along the treacherous shore. He, that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The...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
...blended form, with artful strife, The strength and harmony of life. Tlie golden mean. He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The...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
...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 all his state. The tallest pines feel most the pow'r Of wint'ry blast ; the loftiest... | |
 | 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 The...poor, Nor plagues that 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... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 562 pages
...the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep Along the treach'rous shore. II. He, that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The...poor, Nor plagues that 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 450 pages
...tempt the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep Along the treach'rous shore. He, that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The...poor, Nor plagues that 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... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...tempt the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep Along the treacherous shore. He, that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The...poor. Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door, Imbittering all his state. The tallest vines feel most the power Of wintry blasts ; the loftiest tower... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 470 pages
...tempt the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep Along the treach'rous shore. He, that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The...poor, Nor plagues that 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... | |
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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. 
