Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend — This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise or fear to fall: Lord of himself, though not of lands, And,... The Youth's instructer [sic] and guardian - Page 2501841Full view - About this book
| Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 pages
...the World by care Of publick fame, or private breath. This Man is freed from servile bands, Of hopes to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all." A SECOND SERIES OF LAYS AND LEGENDS. BY WILLIAM J. THOMS. PREFACE, PROEM, OR WHAT-YOU-WILL. THE time... | |
| 1805 - 506 pages
...harmless day With a well-chosen book or friend. This man is freed from servile band* Of hope to rise and fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing yet hath all. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, AND ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. OXFORD. Messrs. Daniel Wayland of St JOHN... | |
| John Brewster - 1802 - 330 pages
...armour is his honest thought,, And simple truth his utmost skill! WKose passions not his masters are--' This man is freed from servile hands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall: Lord of himself , tho' not of lands ; And having nothing, yet hath all. . SIR HENRY WOTTON, J. HE consciousness of... | |
| Collection - 1807 - 650 pages
...entertains the harmless day With an instructive book, or friend. 6 This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, He, having nothing, yet hath all. 543. LM JERVIS. Integrity^ fortitude, snd bope. 1 r I^HE man, whose... | |
| 1819 - 394 pages
...hath ever understood ; How deepest wounds are given by praise, Nor rules of state, but rules of good : Who hath his life from rumours freed, Whose conscience...though not of lands ; And having nothing, yet hath all. SONG VI. BY HILDEBRAND JACOB, ESS. I ENVY not the mighty great, Those powerful rulers of the state,... | |
| Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 338 pages
...entertains the harmless day With a religious book, or friend. This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself,...though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all. The poem which I shall next insert is not of equal merit: yet, as it gives a picture of the calmness... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...of his grace than gifts to fend ; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend ! This man is freed from servile hands, Of hope to rise, or fear t« fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all. § 48. Song. HlLDEBRAND... | |
| 1839 - 894 pages
...entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend. " This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall, Lord of himself,...though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all." To Wotton, also, has been attributed, on the authority of a doubtful opinion expressed in Walton's... | |
| Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...entertains the harmless day With a religious book, or friend. This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself,,...though not of lands, And having nothing,, yet hath all. iutian jr.omior: WO. II. LECTURES ON THE BIBLE. n: ii UI . -^ A FAMILIAR acquaintance with the Holy... | |
| 1820 - 414 pages
...heart, as open as the day, Fears not to call his God his friend. 5 This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, He, having nothing, yet hath all. SirH.Wottofr. 211. c. M. Heavenly Wisdom. Prov. iii. 18 — 17. 1... | |
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