 How calm and quiet a delight Is it, alone, To read, and meditate, and write, By none offended, and offending none ! To walk, ride, sit, or sleep at one's own ease, And, pleasing a man's self, none other to displease.  Pictures of Life. [In verse.] - Page 19by Elijah Ridings - 1850 - 168 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins - Fishing - 1775 - 620 pages
...converfe at will, And would be glad to do fo foil, For it is tbou alone that keep'ft the foul atvekf. V. How calm and quiet a delight Is it, alone, To read,...meditate, and write, By none offended, and offending none ! To walk, ride, fit* or Jleep at one's own eafe / And, plea/ing a man's felf, none other to difpleafs,... | |
 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 pages
...converse at will, And would be glad to do so still, Fsr it is thou alone that keep'st the soul awake ! How calm and quiet a delight Is it alone To read,...meditate, and write, By none offended, and offending none ! To walk, ride, sit or sleep, at one's own ease, And pleasing a MAN'S self— none others to displease!... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1824 - 518 pages
...converse at will, And would be glad to do so still, For, it is thou alone, that keep'st the soul awake. V. How calm, and quiet a delight, Is it, alone To read,...meditate, and write; By none offended, and offending none ? To walk, ride, sit, or sleep at one's own ease! And, pleasing a man's self, none other to displease.... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...converse at will, And would be glad to do so still, For it is thou alone that keep'st the soul awake. How calm and quiet a delight Is it, alone To read,...meditate, and write, By none offended, and offending none! To walk, ride, sit, or sleep at one's own ease; And, pleasing a man's self, none other to displease.... | |
 | English literature - 1832 - 336 pages
...converse at will, And would be glad to do so still, For it is thou alone, that koep'st the soul awake. v. How calm and quiet a delight Is it, alone, To read,...meditate, and write, By none offended, and offending none ! To walk, ride, sit, or sleep at one's own ease ! And, pleasing a man's self, none other to displease.... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1832 - 348 pages
...converse at will, And would be glad to do so still, For it is thou alone, that keep'st the soul awake. v. How calm and quiet a delight Is it, alone, To read,...meditate, and write, By none offended, and offending none ! To walk, ride, sit, or sleep at one's own ease ! And, pleasing a man's self, none other to displease.... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1833 - 380 pages
...converse at will, And would be glad to do so still, For it is thou alone that keep Vi, the soul awake. How calm and quiet a delight Is it, alone, To read...meditate and write, By none offended, and offending none ! To walk, ride, sit, or sleep at one's own ease, And, pleasing a man's self, none other to displease.... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1833 - 350 pages
...converse at will, And would be glad to do so still, For it is thou alone that keep 'st the soul awake. How calm and quiet a delight Is it, alone, To read and meditate and write, By none offended, and offend-'ne none'i To walk, ride, sit, or sleep at one's own ease, And, pleasing a man's self, none... | |
 | Thomas Miller - Country life - 1837 - 466 pages
...mountains ! Oh, ye groves and crystal fountains ! How I love, at liberty, By turns to come and visit ye ! " How calm and quiet a delight Is it, alone. To read,...meditate, and write, By none offended, and offending none ! To walk, ride, sit, or sleep at one's own ease And pleasing a man's self, none other to displease... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 pages
...to do so still, For it is thou alone that keep'st the soul awake. How calm and quiet a delight It is alone To read, and meditate, and write, By none offended, and offending none! To walk, ride, sit, or sleep at one's own ease, And pleasing a man's self, none other to displease... | |
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