 | English essays - 1749 - 684 pages
...forgot, Monarch?, we envy not your ftate, We look with pity on the great, And blefs our humble lot. Oar portion is not large indeed, But then how little do...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relifh with content, Whate'er kind Providence hath... | |
 | Collection - English poetry - 1755 - 378 pages
...forgot: Monarchs! we envy not your ftate, We look with pity on the great, And blefs our humbler lot. IX. Our portion is not large indeed, But then, how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. X. We'll therefore relifh with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1758 - 384 pages
...: Monarchs ! we envy not your ftate, We look with pity on the great, And blefs our humbler lot. IX. Our portion is not large indeed, But then, how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. X. We'll therefore relifh with content Whate'er kind Providence has-fent,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1765 - 412 pages
...Monarchs ! we envy not your ftate, We look with pity on the great, And blefs our humbler lot. IX. Our IX. Our portion is not large indeed, But then, how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. X. We'll therefore relifh with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Collection - 1765 - 418 pages
...ftate, We look with pity on the great, And blefs our humbler lot. Our portion is not large indeed, ,i But then, how little do we need ! For Nature's calls...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuflice, . ,' And make that little do. X. We'll therefore relifh with content Whate'er kind Providence... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1770 - 402 pages
...: Monarchs ! we envy not your flate, We look with pity on the great, And blefs our humbler lot. IX. Our portion is not large indeed, But then how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuffice,] And make that little do. X. We'll therefore relifh with Content Whate'er kind Providence... | |
 | 1772 - 552 pages
...forgot : Wonarchs, we envy not your ftatc : We look wijh pity on the great, And blefs our humble lot. Our portion is not large, indeed, But then, how little do we need ! For nature's calls ere few : In that the art of Ihmg lies, To warn no more than mav fufficc, And make that little do.... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1787 - 726 pages
...not your ftate, We look with pity on the great, And blefs our humbler lot. Our portion is not Jarge indeed, But then, how little do we need ! For -nature's...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. We'll We'll therefore rclifli with content Whate'er kind Providenc^-has... | |
 | English poetry - 1780 - 226 pages
...forgot: Monarchs! we envy not your ftate,. We look with pity on the great, And blefs our humbler lot. IX. Our portion is not large indeed, But then, how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. X. We'll therefore relifh with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | English poetry - 1782 - 518 pages
...forgot : Monarchs ! we envy not your ftate; We look with pity en, the great, And blefs our humbler lot. Our portion is not large, indeed; But then how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relifii, with content, Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
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Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then how little do we need ! For Nature's calls are few : In this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. 
