 HOW happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ! Whose passions not his masters are; Whose soul is still prepared for death, Untied unto the world by care Of public...  The Living Age - Page 4321892Full view - About this book
 | 1839 - 894 pages
...considering. THE CHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFE. " How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another'a will ; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple...passions, not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death ; Untied unto the world by care Of public fame or private breath. " Who envies none... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...following is an interesting specimen.] How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will ; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple...prepar'd for death; Untied unto the world by care Of public fame, or private breath. Who envies none that chance doth raise, Nor vice hath ever understood... | |
 | 1820 - 414 pages
...helper will be near. 210. LM A Happy Life. 1 How happy is he born and taught, Who servcth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ! 2 Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death, Untied to this vain... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - 1821 - 846 pages
...extant. . t. The Character of a happy life, How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not Another's will ! Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple...passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death ; Untied unto the world by care Of public fame, or private breath. Who envies not... | |
 | Jonathan Peele Dabney - 1821 - 316 pages
...of time. 183. LM WOTTON. A happy life, 1 How happy is he born and taught, Who serveth not another's will ; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth, his utmost skill ! 2 Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepar'd for death, Unty'd to this vain... | |
 | 1841 - 488 pages
...OF A HAPPY LIFE. BY SIB, HENRY WOTTON. How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will, Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple...passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death ; Untied vinto the world by care Of public fame, or private breath : Who hath his... | |
 | David Pickering - 1822 - 446 pages
...near. Doddridge. 201. LM A Happy Life. 1 How happy is he born and taught, Who eerveth not another's will ; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ! 2 Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepar'd for death, Untied to this vain... | |
 | Izaak Walton, John Hawkins - 1822 - 486 pages
...sense, and abated the energy of them : How happy is he born, or taught, That serveth not another's will ! Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ; prefixed to Milton's Comus. (2) This treatise of Sir Henry's is, undoubtedly, the best on the subject... | |
 | David Pickering - 1822 - 442 pages
...fear, In ev'ry scene of life and death Your helper will be near. Dodijridge. 201. LM A Happy Life. Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ! 2 Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepar'd for death, Untied to this vain... | |
 | West Church (Boston, Mass.) - 1823 - 376 pages
...scorner wise. HYMN CCXVIII. LM A happy life. 1 How happy is he born and taught, Who serveth not another's will ; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ! 2 Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepar'd for death, Untied to this vain... | |
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