 | Septimus Sears - 1859 - 964 pages
...foibles springs ; Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And few can save or serve, but all may please — Oh ! let the ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindness is a great offence; Large bounties to bestow we wish in vain, Bat all may shun the guilt of giving pain: MBS. H. MOM;.... | |
 | Henry C. Leonard - 1856 - 420 pages
...Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And though but few can serve, yet all may please, O let the ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindness is a great offence." " If a small unkindness is a great offence," continues the poet, " what could Miss Hannah More have... | |
 | Frances E. Percival - 1856 - 294 pages
...Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And though but few can serve, yet all may please ; O, let the ungentle spirit learn from hence A small unkindness is a great offence. ==@ LESSONS OF CONTENTMENT. IT happened once on a hot summer's day, says a German parable, I was standing... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1857 - 800 pages
...foibles springs; Since life's beet joys consist in peace and ease, And though but few can serve, yet all may please ; Oh let the ungentle spirit learn from...in vain, Yet all may shun the guilt of giving pain. To bless mankind with tides of flowing wealth, With rank to grace them, or to crown with health, Our... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 226 pages
...life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And few can save or serve, but all can please, — O ! let the ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindness is a great offence : Large bounties to bestow we wish in vain, But all may shun the guilt of giving pain. 2. FORGIVENESS.... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1857 - 242 pages
...Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And few can serve or save, but all may please, — O, let the ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindness is a great offence. Large bounties to bestow we wish in vain, But all may shun the guilt of giving pain. 14 LHL— THE... | |
 | Henry C. Leonard - 1857 - 396 pages
...Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And though but few can serve, yet all may please, O let the ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindness is a great oflence." " If a small unkindness is a great offence," continues the poet, " what could Miss Hannah... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 164 pages
...Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And though but few can serve, yet all may please O ! let the ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindness is a great offense. To spread large bounties though we wish in vain, Yet all may shun the guilt of giving pain.... | |
 | Henry Augustus Boardman - 1858 - 356 pages
...serve, yet all may please j Oh ! let the sanguine spirit learn from hence, A. small unkindness may give great offence. To spread large bounties, though we...in vain, Yet all may shun the guilt of giving pain ; To bless mankind with tides of flowing wealth, "With rank to grace them, or to crown with health,... | |
 | 1858 - 930 pages
...; Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And few can save, or serve; but all can pleas*, Oh ! let the ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindness is a great offence.'* Our behaviour towards the poor beggar is considered -a little thing. A smile or frown — the tear... | |
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Since trifles make the sum of human things, And half our misery from our foibles springs ; Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And though but few can serve, yet all may please; O let the ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindness... 
