 | 1749 - 690 lehte
...forgot, Monarch?, we envy not your ftate, We look with pity on the great, And blefs our humble lot. Oar portion is not large indeed, But then how little do...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relifh with content, Whate'er kind Providence hath... | |
 | Collection - 1755 - 378 lehte
...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, But then, how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. X. We'll therefore relifh with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 lehte
...: 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, But then, how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. X. We'll therefore relifh with content Whate'er kind Providence has-fent,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1765 - 412 lehte
...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 indeed, But then, how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. X. We'll therefore relifh with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Collection - 1765 - 418 lehte
...ftate, We look with pity on the great, And blefs our humbler lot. Our portion is not large indeed, ,i But then, how little do we need ! For Nature's calls...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuflice, . ,' And make that little do. X. We'll therefore relifh with content Whate'er kind Providence... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1770 - 402 lehte
...: 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, But then how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuffice,] And make that little do. X. We'll therefore relifh with Content Whate'er kind Providence... | |
 | John Wesley - 1787 - 726 lehte
...not your ftate, We look with pity on the great, And blefs our humbler lot. Our portion is not Jarge indeed, But then, how little do we need ! For -nature's...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. We'll We'll therefore rclifli with content Whate'er kind Providenc^-has... | |
 | 1780 - 226 lehte
...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, But then, how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. X. We'll therefore relifh with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | 1782 - 516 lehte
...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; But then how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relifii, with content, Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | John Walter - 1785 - 258 lehte
...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 ; But then, how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relifli with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
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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. 
