 Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend — This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise or fear to fall: Lord of himself, though not of lands, And,...  The Monthly magazine - Էջ 117Monthly literary register - 1841Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | 1805 - 506 էջ
...harmless day With a well-chosen book or friend. This man is freed from servile band* Of hope to rise and fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing yet hath all. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, AND ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. OXFORD. Messrs. Daniel Wayland of St JOHN... | |
 | Samuel Egerton Brydges, Sir Egerton Brydges, Joseph Haslewood - 1812 - 688 էջ
...the harmless day With a religious book, or friend. 6. This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all." I need not remind the reader of Sir Henry's most beautiful and well-known lines on his adored mistress,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 338 էջ
...entertains the harmless day With a religious book, or friend. This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all. The poem which I shall next insert is not of equal merit: yet, as it gives a picture of the calmness... | |
 | 1819 - 394 էջ
...and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend : This man is freed from servile hands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands ; And having nothing, yet hath all. SONG VI. BY HILDEBRAND JACOB, ESS. I ENVY not the mighty great, Those powerful rulers of the state,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 էջ
...With a religious book or friend ! This man is freed from servile hands, Of hope to rise, or fear t« fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all. § 48. Song. HlLDEBRAND JACOB, Esq. I EUVY not the mighty great, Those pow'rful rulers of the state,... | |
 | 1839 - 894 էջ
...entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend. " This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall, Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all." To Wotton, also, has been attributed, on the authority of a doubtful opinion expressed in Walton's... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 էջ
...entertains the harmless day With a religious book, or friend. This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself,, though not of lands, And having nothing,, yet hath all. iutian jr.omior: WO. II. LECTURES ON THE BIBLE. n: ii UI . -^ A FAMILIAR acquaintance with the Holy... | |
 | Jonathan Peele Dabney - 1821 - 316 էջ
...more obey, Nor dare with heav'n's high will contend. . This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise or fear to fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, And, having nothing, yet hath all. 184. 8 & 6s. M. COTTON. Contentment. 1 LORD ! may we relish with content Whate'er thy lib'ral hand... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - 1821 - 846 էջ
...religious book, or friend. This man is freed from servile hands, Of hope to rise, or fear to tall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all. H. WOTTON. It may be presumed, that Sir Henry designed this as a picture of himself in his retirement.... | |
 | 1841 - 488 էջ
...late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend, This man is freed from servile hands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all. COME, HOLY SPIRIT, COME.* (For the Spanish Chant.) COME, Holy Spirit, come, Mercies revealing; Make... | |
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