The man of life upright, Whose guiltless heart is free From all dishonest deeds, Or thought of vanity; The man whose silent days In harmless joys are spent, Whom hopes cannot delude Nor sorrow discontent: That man needs neither towers Nor armour for defence.... Literary and professional works - Side 114af Francis Bacon - 1864Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| 1910 - 332 sider
...Whom hopes cannot delude Nor sorrow discontent: That man needs neither towers Nor armour for defence, He only can behold With unaffrighted eyes The horrors...deep And terrors of the skies. Thus scorning all the cares That fate or fortune brings, He makes the heaven his book, His wisdom heavenly things, Good thoughts... | |
| 1911 - 784 sider
...of vanity; The man whose silent days In harmless joys are spent, Whom hopes cannot delude Nor sorrow discontent: That man needs neither towers Nor armour...deep And terrors of the skies. Thus scorning all the cares That fate or fortune brings, He makes the heaven his book; His wisdom heavenly things ; Good... | |
| Norman Hepple - 1911 - 306 sider
...vanity ; The man whose silent days In harmless joys are spent, Whom hopes cannot delude Nor sorrow discontent : That man needs neither towers Nor armour for defence, ., Nor secret vaults to fly At? From thunder's violence: He only can behold With unaffrighted eyes The horrors of the deep And... | |
| 1911 - 458 sider
...are spent, Whom hopes cannot delude, nor fortune discontent ; That man needs neither towers nor armor for defence, Nor secret vaults to fly from thunder's violence; He, only, can behold with unaftnghted eyes The horrors of the deep and terrors of the skies ; Thus scorning all the care that... | |
| Percy Adams Hutchinson - 1912 - 572 sider
...of vanity; The man whose silent days In harmless joys are spent, Whom hopes cannot delude Nor sorrow discontent: That man needs neither towers Nor armour...deep And terrors of the skies. Thus scorning all the cares That fate or fortune brings, He makes the heaven his book, His wisdom heavenly things; Good thoughts... | |
| Francis Turner Palgrave - 1912 - 508 sider
...sorrow discontent : That man needs neither towers Nor armor for defence, Nor secret vaults to fly 15 From thunder's violence : He only can behold With...The horrors of the deep And terrors of the skies. 20 Thus scorning all the cares That fate or fortune brings, He makes the heaven his book, His wisdom... | |
| Amy Cruse - 1913 - 156 sider
...vanity ; The man whose silent days In harmless joys are spent, Whom hopes cannot delude, Nor sorrow discontent, That man needs neither towers Nor armour...deep And terrors of the skies. Thus scorning all the cares That fate or fortune brings, He makes the heaven his book, His wisdom heavenly things ; Good... | |
| Thomas MacDonagh - 1913 - 152 sider
...t? \jf \r That man needs neither tow'rs, r* / Nor armour for defence, Nor vaults his guilt to shroud From thunder's violence ; He only can behold With...And terrors of the skies ; Thus, scorning all the cares That fate or fortune brings, His book the heav'ns he makes, His wisdom heav'nly things ; Good... | |
| Henry Montagu Butler - 1914 - 628 sider
...vanity ; The man whose silent days In harmless joys are spent, Whom hopes cannot delude, Nor sorrow discontent, That man needs neither towers Nor armour...deep And terrors of the skies. Thus, scorning all the cares That fate or fortune brings, He makes the heaven his book, His wisdom heavenly things : Good... | |
| Archibald Stodart Walker - 1914 - 202 sider
...Nor " pockets " discontent : That man needs neither screens Nor armour for defence, Nor secret tricks to fly From thunder's violence : He only can behold...deep And terrors of the skies. Thus scorning all the cars That o'er the roads do chase, He makes the skies his track The clouds his resting place. Good... | |
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