 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 oldal
...ostentatious scenes of life ; and am at this present writing philosopher enough to conclude with Mr. Cowley, If e'er ambition did my fancy cheat With any wish so mean as to 'be great ; Continue Heav'n, still from me to remove The humble blessings of that life I love. T. N° 115. THURSDAY, JULY... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 oldal
...ostentatious scenes of life ; and am at this present writing philosopher enough to conclude with Mr. Cowley, If e'er ambition did my fancy cheat With any wish so mean as to be great ; Continue Heav'n, still from me to remove Tbe humble blessings of that life I love. T. N° 115. THURSDAY, JULY... | |
 | 1803 - 228 oldal
...then it is that virtue appears with such a brightness, as that all the world must admire her beauties. If e'er ambition did my fancy cheat, With any wish...great ; Continue, heaven, still from me to remove The humb'.e blessings of the life I love. MERIT. \ HOW many men of extraordinary parts •and merit have... | |
 | 1803 - 472 oldal
...scenes of life ; and am at this present writing philosopher enough to conclude with Mr. Cowley — ' If e'er ambition did my fancy cheat With any wish so mean as to be great; Continue, Heav'n, still from me to remove The humble blessings of that life I love.' STEELE. T. N° 115. THURSDAY,... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 306 oldal
...Mr. Cowley cries out with so much justice; If e'er Ambition did my fancy cheat, With any thought (a mean as to be great, Continue, Heaven, still From me to remove J The humble blessings of that life I love 1 N°252.SATURDAY,NOVEMBERl8,1710. N'frrafur et friici CatoH;t... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 oldal
..." If e're ambition die] my fancy ch'eat, With any thought so mean as to be great, Continue, Heav'n, still from me to remove The humble blessings of that life I love." No. 253. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1710. • Pietate gravem ac meritis si forte vintm quern Canspexere,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 oldal
...sequestered from it, and made one of the principal officers of state. But the reader maythink that what I now say is of small authority, because I never was,...cheat With any wish so mean as to be great, Continue, heav'n, still from me to remove The humble blessings of that life I love. " I know very many men will... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 oldal
...sequestered from it, and made one of the principal officers of state. But the reader may think that what I now say is of small authority, because I never was,...cheat With any wish so mean as to be great, Continue, heav'n, still from me to remove The humble blessings of that life I love. " I know very many men will... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 oldal
...put t» the trial : I can therefore only make my protestation : If ever I more riches did desire Th:m cleanliness and quiet do require, If e'er ambition...cheat With any wish so mean as to be great, Continue, heav'n, still from me to remove The humble blessings of that life I love. " I know very many men will... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 290 oldal
...sequestered from it, and made one of the principal officers of state. But the reader may think that what I now say is of small authority, because I never was,...to remove The humble blessings of that life I love. I know very many men will despise, and some pity me, for this humour, as a poor-spirited fellow ; but... | |
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If e'er ambition did my fancy cheat, With any wish so mean as to be great, Continue, Heaven, still from me to remove The humble blessings of that life I love. 
