 This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone. The unknown are better than ill known. Rumour can ope the grave; Acquaintance I would have, but when it...  Prose works - Seite 226von Abraham Cowley - 1826Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 Seiten
...fatisfy the reader's curiofity by inferting it here. IX. This only grant me, that my means may lye, Too low for envy', for contempt too high : Some honour...would have ; Not from great deeds, but good alone, The unkaown are better than ill knows, Rumour can ope the grave: Acquaintance I would have, but when 't... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1772 - 300 Seiten
...may lie. Too low ip'r envy, for contempt too high, ' Some' hono'ur \ would have, Not from great^eeds, but good alone ; The unknown are better, than ill...can ope the grave. Acquaintance .I would have, but v\hen 't depends Not on the number,' but the choice of friends, . * . • 10. A £oQks flxDuIJ, not... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 228 Seiten
...part, which I here fet down (if a very little were corrected), I mould hardly now be much afhamed. This only grant me, that my means- may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. K 2 Some Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; The unknown are better, than'... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 228 Seiten
...which I here fet down (if a very little were correfted), I fhould hardly now be much afhamed. 9This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. , K z Some Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone; The unknown are better,... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 658 Seiten
...the guard defend me. IX. This only grant me, that my means may lie 65 Too low for envy, for eontempt too high. .Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; Th' unknowers are better than ill known : Rumour ean ope the grave. 70 Aequaintants I would have,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 514 Seiten
...part, which I here fet down (if a very little were correfted) I fhould hardly now be much afhamed. This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low...would have, Not from great deeds,, but good alone ; Th' unknown are better than ill knowa i Rumour can ope the grave. Acquaintance I would have, but... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 296 Seiten
...Fortune, now ! And chines of beef innumerable fend me, Or from the ftomach of the guard defend me. This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low...I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; Th' unknown are better than ill-known ; Rumour can ope the grave ! Acquaintance I would have ; but... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 Seiten
...! now, And chines of beef innumerable fend me, Or from the ftomach of the guard defend me. ix. , / This only grant me, that my means may lie / Too low...too high. Some honour I would have, Not from great deed*, but good alone : Th' unknown are better than ill known : Rumour can ope the grave. Acquaintance... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 Seiten
...me, Ot from the ftomach of the guard defend me. This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low fur envy, for contempt too high. Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, bnt good alone ; Tli" unknown arc better than ill-known ; Rumour can ope the grave ! Acquaintance I... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 290 Seiten
...part, which I here set down (if a very little were corrected), I should hardly now be much ashamed. This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low...I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; Th' unknown are better than ill known : Rumour can ope the grave. Acquaintance I would have, but... | |
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