 O God ! methinks it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely swain ; To sit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to see the minutes how they run, — How many make the hour full complete ; How many hours...  The World's Best Poetry ... - Seite 317herausgegeben von - 1904Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1790 - 558 Seiten
...mf thinks it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely fwain ; •J"o fit upon a hill, as 1 do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to fee the minutes how they run: How many make the hour full complete, How many hours bring about the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1791 - 724 Seiten
...grief and woe ? O God ! 'methinks, it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely fwain \ To fit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to fee the minutes how they run : How many make the hour full complete, How many hours bring about the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1795 - 376 Seiten
...do now, • To carve out dials queintly, point by point. ' Thereby to fee the minutes how they rum ' How many make the hour full complete, ' How many hours bring about the day, ' How many days will finifh up the year, ' How many years a mortal man may liv'e. 1 When this is known, then to divid? the... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 Seiten
...fwain ; To fit upon a hill, as 1 do now, To carve out didls quaintly, point by poinr, Thereby to fee the minutes how they run : How many make the hour...many hours bring about the day, How many days will finifh up the year, How many years a mortal man may live. When this is known, then to divide the times:... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1796 - 422 Seiten
...hill, as- J do new ; \ '•'••'- * To carve out dials quaintly, point by point. Thereby to fee the minutes how they run. How many make the hour full complete. How many hours bring about the day,How many days will finifh up the year, How many years a mortal man may live. When this is known,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1797 - 676 Seiten
...grief and woe ? O God ! methinks, it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely fwain ; To fit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to fee the minutes how they run : How many make the hour full complete, How many hours bring about the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1798 - 470 Seiten
...grief and woe ? O God ! methinks it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely fwain ; To fit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to fee the minutes how they run : How many make the hour full complete, How many hours bring about the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 366 Seiten
...and woe ? " O God ! methinks, it were a happy life, ' To be no better than a homely fwain ; " To fit upon a hill, as I do now, " To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, " Thereby to fee the minutes how they run : " How many make the hour full complete, " How many hours bring about... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 370 Seiten
...woe ? " O God ! methinks, it were a happy life, ' To be no better than a homely fwain ; . " To fit upon a hill, as I do now, " To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, " Thereby to fee the minutes how they run : " How many make the hour full complete, " How many hours br^g about... | |
 | 1806 - 408 Seiten
...cold fear. The HAPPINESS of a SHEPHERD'S LIFE. (SHAKESPEARE.) METHINKS, it were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain ; To sit upon a hill, as...man may live. When this is known, then to divide the time;; So many hours, must 1 tend my flock ; So many hours, must I take my rest ; So many hours, must... | |
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