HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter... Works ... - Page 46by Leigh Hunt - 1859Full view - About this book
| Lindley Murray - 1831 - 180 pages
...Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground. 2. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire. •narc. t tkcls. 3. Blest who can unconjce'rn'dly find Hours, days, and years, slide soft away, In... | |
| 1832 - 524 pages
...Content to breathe his native air IB his own ground. Whole herds with milk, whole fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, 1n winter fire. Tims let me live unseen, unknown. Thus onlamented let me die ; Steal from the world,... | |
| J. Cherpilloud - 1833 - 272 pages
...Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire; Whose trees in...away; In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day. Ainsi puisse-je vivre inconnu sur la terre, Eloigné des cités, habitant d'un hameau, Que jamais les... | |
| Henry Duhring - 1833 - 228 pages
...AN AGRICULTURIST, EMIGRATING TO THE UNITED STATES, HAS TO EXPECT THERE. CHAPTER VII. " Blest who con unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years, slide soft...day. Sound sleep by night; study and ease, Together mizt, sweet recreation; And innocence, which most does please, With meditation." " O, friendly to the... | |
| John Lauris Blake - 1833 - 286 pages
...Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire. Blessed who can unconcernedly find Hours, days, and years, slide soft away, In health of body, peace... | |
| James Flamank - 1833 - 436 pages
...productions, described the occasional labour and relaxation of a literary man in retirement: — " Sound sleep by night ; study and ease, Together mix'd ; sweet recreation, And innocence, which most does please With meditation." Scipio declared that solitude had no loneliness for him. Demosthenes,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 pages
...shade, In winter fire. Bless'd, who can unconcernedly find Hours, days, and years slide soft away, 10 In health of body, peace of mind, • Quiet by day,...mix'd ; sweet recreation ; And innocence, which most does please 15 With meditation. Thus let me live, unseen, unknown ; Thus unlamented let me die ; Steal... | |
| Joseph Edwards - 1835 - 240 pages
...Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. 2 Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire. 3 Bless'd who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years, slide soft away, In health of body, peace... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1836 - 290 pages
...Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees...mix'd ; sweet recreation ; And innocence, which most does please, With meditation. Thus let me live, unseen, unknown ; Thus unlamented let me die, Steal... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1836 - 502 pages
...attire; WTioae trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire, liless'd, who can unconcernedly 6nd |: 1 o Kf Mound sleep by night : study and ease, Together mix'd ; sweet recreation, And innocence, which most... | |
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