 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 sider
...state, Is pleas'd with it, and, were he free to choose, Would make his fate his choice; whom peace, the fruit Of virtue, and whom virtue, fruit of faith,...view; And, occupied as earnestly as she, Though more sublimely, he o'erlooks the world. She scorns his pleasures, for she knows them not; He seeks not her's,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 sider
...state, Is pleas'd with it, and, were he free to choose, Would make his fate his choice; whom peace, the fruit Of virtue, and whom virtue, fruit of faith,...busy search Of objects, more illustrious in her view; .iiid, occupied as earnestly as she, Though more sublimely, he o'erlooks the world. She scorns his... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 sider
...state, Is pleas'd with it, and, were he free to choose, Would make his fate his choice ; whom peace, the fruit Of virtue, and whom virtue, fruit of faith,...view ; And, occupied as earnestly as she, Though more sublimely, he o'erlooks the world. She scorns his pleasures, for she knows them not ; He seeks not... | |
 | 1802 - 302 sider
...pleas'd with it, and, were he free to choose, Would make his fate his choice ; whom peace, the fruit 910 Of virtue, and whom virtue, fruit of faith, Prepare...his home. The world o'erlooks him in her busy search 915 Of objefts, more illustrious in her view ; And, occupied as earnestly as she, Though more sublimely,... | |
 | 1801 - 432 sider
...state, Is pleas'd with it, and were he free to chuse, Would make his fate his choice — whom peace, the fruit Of virtue, and whom virtue, fruit of faith,...view, And occupied as earnestly as she, , Though more sublimely, he o'erlooks the world. She scorns his pleasures, for she knows them noty He seeki not hcr's,... | |
 | 1805 - 676 sider
...genius. The little librnry has all the air of an abbot's study, except that it discovers more taste. " f The World o'erlooks him in her busy search Of objects...illustrious in her view ; And occupied as earnestly as she, Tho" more sublimely, he o'erlooks the world.— Not slothful he, tho' seeming unemploy'd, And censur'd... | |
 | 1805 - 654 sider
...The little library has all the air of an abbot's study, except that it discovers more taste." •f The World o'erlooks him in her busy search Of objects...illustrious in her view ; And occupied as earnestly as she, Tho' more sublimely, he o'erlooks the world.— Not slothful he, tho' seeming unemploy'd, AnJ censur'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 sider
...Would make his fate his choice ; whom peace, the. Of virtue, and whom virtue, fruit of faith, [fruit Prepare for happiness ; bespeak him one Content indeed...view ; And, occupied as earnestly as she, Though more sublimely, he o'erlooks the world. She scorns his pleasures, for she knows them not; He seeks not her's,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 sider
...Would make his fate his choice ; whom peace, the Of virtue, and whom virtue, fruit of faith, [fruit Prepare for happiness ; bespeak him one Content indeed...her busy search. Of objects, more illustrious in her viewi And, occupied as earnestly as.she,. Though more sublimely, he o'erfooks the world.. . i She scorns... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 586 sider
...make his fate his choice. Whom peace, the fruit « Of Virtue, and whom virtue, fruit of Faithy «* Prepare for Happiness; bespeak him one, *' Content...And occupied as earnestly as she, «* Though more sublimely, he o'erlooks the world. « She scorns his Pleasures ; for, she knows them not : tf He seeks... | |
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He is the happy man whose life e'en now Shows somewhat of that happier life to come ; Who, doom'd to an obscure but tranquil state, Is pleased with it, and, were he free to choose, Would make his fate his choice; whom peace, the fruit Of virtue, and whom... 
