 Happy the man*, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter,...  De Clifford: Or, The Constant Man - Page 124by Robert Plumer Ward - 1841Full view - About this book
 | Children's poetry, English - 1820 - 190 pages
...gales should gently play To waft us on our homeward way. ORIGINAL. 22 Ode on Solitude. ODE ON SOLITUDE. HAPPY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres...Content to breathe his native air In his own ground ! Whoseherdewith milk, whose fields withbread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 86 pages
...lasts, thy own Messiah reigns ! ODE ON SOLITUDE. WRITTJN1 BY OUR AUTHOR, AT ABOUT TWELVE VKAKS OH!. HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal...Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire. Bless'd who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years, slide soft away : In health of body, peace... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 392 pages
...may perceive how long I continued in my passion, for a rural life, and in the same employments of it. Happy the man*, whose wish and care A few paternal...summer yield him shade, In winter, fire. Blest who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years, slide soft away, In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 426 pages
...alarm'd ; that is, alarmed at the chastity of Lady Elizabeth, which lessened his power. ODE ON SOLITUDE4. HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal...summer yield him shade, In winter fire. Blest, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years, slide soft away, In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 276 pages
...Her's lift the soul to Heaven. ODE ON SOLITUDE. WRITTEN WHEN THE AUTHOR WAS ABOUT TWELVE YEARS OLD. HAPPY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres...Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire. Bless'd who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years, slide soft away, In health of body, peace... | |
 | John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...ode seems to comprehend every thing necessary for man on this side the tomb ; — ODE TO SOLITUDE. Happy the man, whose wish and care A few paternal...air, In his own ground Whose herds with milk, whose field with bread. Whose flocks supply him with attire. Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 402 pages
...may perceive how long I continued in my passion for a rural life, and in the same employments of it. Happy the man", whose wish and care A few paternal...Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. 3 The contemplating, reflecting, philosophic turn of mind, for which our Author was afterward so eminent,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 396 pages
...long I continued in my passion for a rural life, and in the same employments of it. Happy the man2, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. * The contemplating, reflecting, philosophic turn of mind, for which our Author was afterward so eminent,... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - English literature - 1822 - 234 pages
...mutual interest guard ; Mine be the gift of fruit and shade, Your songs be my reward. SOLITUDE. Pope. HAPPY the man whose wish and care, A few paternal acres bound ; Content to breathe his native air, On his own ground. Whose herds with milk ; whose fields with bread ; Whose flock's supply him with... | |
 | Proverbs, Spanish - 1823 - 406 pages
...house and land, the produce of which yields him the necessaries of life, feels not the want of money. " Happy the man whose wish and care " A few paternal...acres bound ; " Content to breathe his native air, " On his own ground." POPE. Bmn principio la, mitad es hecho. — " A good beginning is half the work... | |
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