| 1783 - 360 páginas
...perfeft«afe; My confcience clear my chief defence : I never feek by bribes to pleafe, Nor by defert to give offence : Thus do I live, thus will I die ; Would all did fo as well as I. I joy not in no earthly blifs ; I weigh not Crefus' wealth a flraw 5 For care, I care... | |
| Addison (pseud.) - 1795 - 616 páginas
...perfeft eafe ; My confcience clear, my chief defence I never feck by bribes to pleafe, Nor by defert to give offence. Thus do I live, thus will I die ; Would all did do fo well as I. The following beautiful LINES, addrejjed to DR. WARNER, on his leaving LONDON, and... | |
| Lady - 1807 - 232 páginas
...welth is health, and perfect ease ; My conscience clere, my chiefe defence; I never seeke by brybes to please, Nor by desert to give offence : Thus do...live, thus will I die; Would all did so, as well as I ! SIR LANCELOT DU LAKE. W HEN Arthur first in court began, And was approved king, By force of arms... | |
| Charles Snart - 1808 - 506 páginas
...nor fawn on friend ; I loath not life, nor dread mine end. My wealth is health, and perfect ease ; My conscience clear, my chief defence : I never seek...live, thus will I die : Would all did so as well as I ! I joy not in no earthly bliss ; I weigh not Cra;sus's wealth a straw : For care, I care not what... | |
| Thomas Percy - 1812 - 518 páginas
...welth is health, and perfect ease ; My conscience clere my chiefe defence : I never seeke by brybes to please, Nor by desert to give offence : Thus do I live, thus will I die ; 65 Would all did so as well as I ! VI. THE PATIENT COUNTESS. The subject of this talc is taken from... | |
| 1819 - 394 páginas
...nor fawn on friend ; I loath not life, nor dread mine end. My wealth is health and perfect ease ; My conscience clear my chief defence : I never seek by bribes to please, I joy not in no earthly bliss ; I weigh not Crossus' wealth a straw ; For care, I care not what it... | |
| 1814 - 280 páginas
...bane: I fear no foe, nor fawn on friend ; I loath not life, nor dread my end. Icimpta ZTuttoriaiu 103 I never seek by bribes to please ; Nor by desert to...; thus will I die ; Would all did so as well as I ! SONG, 1588. From the same. WHAT pleasure have great princes More dainty to their choice, Than herdmen... | |
| Excerpta Tudoriana - 1814 - 350 páginas
...nor fawn on friend; I loath not life, nor dread my end. My wealth is health, and perfect ease ; And conscience clear my chief defence : I never seek by bribes to please; Nor by desert to give olfence : Thus do I live ; thus will I die ; Would all did so as well as I ! SOtfG, 1588. From the... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 páginas
...fawn no friend ; I loathe not life, nor dread mine end. My wealth is health, and perfect case : My conscience clear my chief defence : I never seek by...to please, Nor by desert to give offence : Thus do 1 live, thus will 1 die ; Would all did so as well as I ! I take no joy in earthly bliss ; 1 weigh... | |
| 1838 - 884 páginas
...them that toil in vuin, To get what must be lost again. " My wealth is health and perfect ease, My conscience clear my chief defence ; I never seek by...offence ; Thus do I live, thus will I die. Would all did 10 as well as I." If it were fair to subject a composition of this popular kind to very serious criticism,... | |
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