In misery's darkest cavern known, His useful care was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish poured his groan, And lonely want retired to die. No summons mocked by chill delay, No petty gain disdained by pride ; The modest wants of every day The toil of every... Address[es] - Page 28by Massachusetts. Governor (1861-1866 : Andrew) - 1862Full view - About this book
| Walter Scott - English poetry - 1810 - 308 pages
...eye, Obscurely wise and coarsely kind ; Nor lettered arrogance deny Thy praise to merit unrefined. When fainting nature called for aid, And hovering...delay, No petty gain disdained by pride; The modest wants of every day The toil of every day supplied. His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1816 - 154 pages
...praise to merit unrefined. When fainting nature called for aid, And hovering death prepared the blowj His vigorous remedy displayed, The power of art without...delay, No petty gain, disdained by pride; The modest wants of every day The toil of every day supplied. His virtues walked their narrow round, , Nor made... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 750 pages
...his groan, And lonely want retired to die. No summons mock'd by chill delay, No petty gain disdain'd by pride, The modest want* of every day The toil of every day supplied. His virtues walk'd their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; And sure th* Kternal Master... | |
| Eliza Robbins - American poetry - 1842 - 352 pages
...eye, Obscurely wise, and coarsely kind ; Nor, lettered Arrogance, deny Thy praise to merit unrefined. When fainting nature called for aid, And hovering...delay, No petty gain disdained by pride, The modest wants of every day The toil of every day supplied. His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made... | |
| Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...eye, Obscurely wise and coarsely kind ; Nor, lettered arrogance, deny Thy praise to merit unrefined. the breat wants of every day The toil of every dey supplied. His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...show. In misery's darkest cavern known, His useful care was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish jxmred re all of us made to ahun disgrace, as we are made...and poverty, and disease. It is an instinct ; and wants of every day The toil of every day supplied. His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made... | |
| Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...eye, Obscurely wise and coarsely kind ; Nor, lettered arrogance, deny Thy praise to merit unrefined. When fainting nature called for aid, And hovering...delay, No petty gain disdained by pride; The modest wauts of every day The toil of every day supplied. His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 pages
...Art without the show. In misery's darkest caverns known, His ready help was ever nigh, Where helpless anguish poured his groan, And lonely want retired to die. No summons mocked by chill delay, No petty gains disdained by pride ; The modest wants of every day, The toil of every day supplied. His virtues... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - American literature - 1852 - 344 pages
...Art without the show. In misery's darkest caverns known, His ready help was ever nigh, Where helpless anguish poured his groan, And lonely want retired to die. No summons mocked by chill delay, No petty gains disdained by pride ; The modest wants of every day, The toil of every day supplied. Bas virtues... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1860 - 858 pages
...misery's darkest сатет known, His useful care was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish poured the groan, And lonely want retired to die. " No summons...delay, No petty gain disdained by pride, The modest wants of every day The toil of even' day supplied. '' His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made... | |
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