HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter... Poetry for children, selected by L. Aikin - Page 18by Poetry - 1806Full view - About this book
| William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...yield him Shade', In Winter, Fire. Bleft, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, Days, and Years, ffide foft away, In Health of Body, Peace of Mind, Quiet by Day. Sound Sleep by Night ; Study and Eafe, Together mixt ; fweet Recreation, And Innocence, which moft does pleafe, With Meditation. Thus,... | |
| English essays - 1754 - 714 pages
...yield him (hade, In winter fire. Bleft, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days and yoars deal foft away ; In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day. Sound deep by night, ftudy and eafe Together mix'd, fweet recreation, And innocence, which mod difpleafe,... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 310 pages
...yield him fhade, In winter, fire, Bleft, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years flide foft away, In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day. Sound fleep by night ; ftudy and cafe, Together mix'd ; fweet recreation, And innocence which moft does pleafe,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 304 pages
...yield him fhade, In winter, fire. Bleft, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years ffide foft away, In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day. Sound fleep by night ; ftudy and eafe, Together mixM ; fweet recreation, And innocence which moft does pleafe,... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 366 pages
...yield him fhade. In winter, fire. Bleft, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years ffide foft away, In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day. Sound deep by night ; ftudy and eafe, Together mix'd ; fweet recreation, And innocence which moft does pleafe.... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1770 - 402 pages
...-.-.. ., In winter, fire. ,,"-.,Bleft, who can unconcern 'dfy find Hours, days, and years ilule foft away. In health of body, peace of mind, • :. Quiet by day. - . . • . • Sound fleep by night ; ftudy and eafei- '-" i • •* Together mix'd ; fweet recreatioi,- J' : And innocence... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 pages
...yield him fhadc, In winter, fire. Bleft, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, 'and years flide foft away, In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day. Sound fleep by night ; ftudy and eafy, Together mix'd ; fweet recreation, And innocence which moft does pleafe,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...yield hfm iliade, In winter fire. Bleft, who can unconcern'dly find ' Hours, days, and years flidc loft s ; and there, At Greenland, Zembla, or the Lord knows where deep by night, ftudy and cafe Together mix'd ; fweet recreation ! And innocence, which moft docs pleafc... | |
| Johann Georg Zimmermann - Solitude - 1794 - 446 pages
...yield him made, > In winter, fire. Bleft, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days and years flide foft away, .: In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day, -'$ Sound fleep by night; ftudy and eafe, Together mix'd; fweet recreation ! And innocence, which moft does pleafe... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...unconcern'dly find Hours, days, ai)d years, slide soft away, . 10 In health of body, peace of mind, Ouiet by day, Sound sleep by night ; study and ease Together mix'd ; sweet recreation; And innocence, which most does please, ' 1 j With meditation. Thus let me live, unseen, unknown, Thus unlamented let... | |
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