 | 1749 - 690 Seiten
...in virtue every day, And thus our anxious fouls repay, And recompence our cares. No borrow'd joys ! They're all our own, While to the world we live unknown, Or by the world forgot, Monarch?, we envy not your ftate, We look with pity on the great, And blefs our humble lot. Oar portion... | |
 | Collection - 1755 - 378 Seiten
...virtue ev'ry day, And thus our fondeft loves repay, And recompenfe our cares. VIII. No borrow'd joys! they're all our own, While to the world we live unknown,...Or by the world 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,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 Seiten
...virtue ev'ry day, And thus our fondeft loves repay, And recompenfe our cares. VIII. No borrow'd joys ! they're all our own, While to the world we live unknown,...by the world 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,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1765 - 412 Seiten
...virtue every day, And thus our fondeft loves repay, And recompenfe our cares. VIII. No borrow'd joys ! they're all our own, While to the world we live unknown,...by the world forgot : 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... | |
 | Collection - 1765 - 418 Seiten
...virtue every day, And thus our fondeft loves repay, And recompenfe our cares. VIII. No borrow'd joys ! they're all our own, While to the world we live unknown,...by the world forgot : Monarchs ! we envy not your ftate, We look with pity on the great, And blefs our humbler lot. Our portion is not large indeed,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1770 - 402 Seiten
...virtue every day, And, thus our fondeft loves repay, And recompenfe our cares. VIH. No borrow'd joys ! they're all our own, While to the world we live unknown,...by the world forgot : 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,... | |
 | 1772 - 616 Seiten
...in virtue cv'ry day, And thus our foncleft love repay, And recompenfe our cares. No borrow'd joys, they're all our own, While to the world we live unknown,...Or by the world forgot : Monarchs, we envy not your ftate : We look with pity on the great, And blcfs our humble lot. Our portion is not large, indeed,... | |
 | John Wesley - 1787 - 726 Seiten
...in virtue every day, And thus our fondeft loves repay, And recompenfe our cares.. No borrowed joys ! they're all our own, While to the world we live unknown,...Or by the world forgot : Monarchs, we envy not your ftate, We look with pity on the great, And blefs our humbler lot. Our portion is not Jarge indeed,... | |
 | 1782 - 516 Seiten
...in virtue ev'ry day, And thus our fondeft loves repay, Aud recompense our cares. No borrow'd joys ! they're all our own, While to the world we live unknown,...by the world 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;... | |
 | John Walter - 1785 - 258 Seiten
...virtue ev*ry day, And thus our fondeft love s repay, And recompenfe our cares. No No borrow'd joys I they're all our own, While to the world we live unknown,...by the world forgot : Monarchs ! we envy not your ftate, We look with pity on the great, And blefs our humbler lot. Our portion is not large, indeed... | |
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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. 
