 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
 | Peter Le Huray - 1978 - 492 sider
...The man upright of life Whose guiltless heart is free From all dishonest deeds Or thoughts of vanity. That man needs neither towers Nor armour for defence,...Nor secret vaults to fly From thunder's violence. And although there are one or two charming pastorals, including a setting of Campian's delightful "There... | |
 | 460 sider
...defense, Nor vaults his guilt to shroud From thunder's violence: He only can behold With unaffrightcd eyes The horrors of the deep And terrors of the skies. Thus, scorning all the cares That fate or fortune brings, His book the Heavens he makes, His wisdom heavenly things, Good... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 sider
...Upright 13 The man whose silent days In harmless joys are spent, Whom hopes cannot delude, Nor sorrow (1. 5—12) AAS; E1L; OBSC; PoRA Rose-cheeked Laura, Come 19 Only beauty purely loving Knows no discord,... | |
 | Geoffrey O'Brien, Billy Collins - 2007 - 778 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...The horrors of the deep And terrors of the skies. THE HUMAN Thus scorning all the cares CONDITION That fate or fortune brings, He makes the heaven his... | |
 | Cambridge International Examinations - 2005 - 272 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... | |
 | William Roetzheim - 2006 - 760 sider
...whom hopes cannot delude, nor sorrow discontent; that man needs neither towers nor armor for defense, nor secret vaults to fly from thunder's violence:...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... | |
 | George Sampson (Editor of Berkeley's Works.) - 1919 - 244 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... | |
 | 284 sider
...vanity; 229 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... | |
 | Edwin Markham - 1927 - 388 sider
...needs neither towers Nor armor for defence, Nor secret vaults to fly From thunder's violence: 1 020 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... | |
 | Michael Grant - 1964 - 316 sider
...man of life upright, Whose guiltless heart is free From all dishonest deeds Or thought of vanity .... He only can behold With unaffrighted eyes The horrors of the deep And terrors of the skies.2 1 Alexander Pope (1688-1744), after Horace, Epistles, I, i, 13-15. 1 Thomas Campion (c. 1567-1619),... | |
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