 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.  A Collection of Poems ... - Page 247redigeeritud poolt - 1758Full view - About this book
 | 1806 - 184 lehte
...forgot: Monarchs ! we envy not your state ; We look with pity on the great, « And bless our humble lot. Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish, with content, Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 502 lehte
...pity on the great, And bless our humble lot. Our portion is not large, indeed, But then how litttle 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. We'll therefore relish with content, Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Charles Snart - 1808 - 496 lehte
...forgot : Monarchs ! we envy not your state, We look with pity on the great, And bless our humble lot. Our portion is not large indeed, But, then, how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | 438 lehte
...never pleafe her. DUE T. — Mr.<IjHjirw><Nj W Aft/i POOLE; OUR portion is not large indeed ; But thee, how little do we need, For nature's calls are few ; In this the art of living lies, To-want no more than may fuffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relifli with content, What... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 302 lehte
...forgot : Monarchs ! we envy not your state, We look with pity on the great, And bless 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 suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish with content, Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 lehte
...humble lot. Our portion is not large, indeed ; But llicn how little do we need! For nature'? calls arc unstain'd with wine ; I suffice, And make that little do. We '11 therefore relish, with content, Whate'er kind Providence 1ms... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 308 lehte
...Monarchs ! we envy not your state, We look with pity on the great, And bless our humble lot. VOL. i. o Our portion is not large, indeed, But then how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish with content, Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 lehte
...forgot ; Monarch's ! we envy not your state ; We look with pity on the great, And bless our humbler lot. Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then how little do we need ! 'ir' For nature's calls are few : In this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1811 - 286 lehte
...: 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...more than may fuffice, , And make that little do. We'll therefore relifh, with content; . Whate'er kind Providence has fentv Nor aim beyond our pow'r... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 lehte
...Monarch* ! we envy not you) state ; Wt - 'ook with pity on the ' fi at, And blcsi our humbler iot. Our portion is not large, indeed ! But then how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We'11 therefore relish, with content, Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
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