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" Why slight the gifts of Nature's hand ? What wanderer from his native land E'er left himself behind ? The restless thought and wayward will, And discontent attend him still, Nor quit him while he lives ; At sea, care follows in the wind ; At land, it... "
The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and ... - Page 182
1787
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The Annual Biography and Obituary, Volume 3

Great Britain - 1819 - 550 pages
...restless thought, and wayward will, And discontent attend him still, Nor quit him while he lives; At sea, care follows in the wind, At land, it mounts the pad behind, Or with the post-boy drives. He, who would happy live to-day, Must laugh the present ills away, Nor think of woes...
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Time's Telescope for ... ; Or, A Complete Guide to the Almanack

Almanacs, English - 1821 - 444 pages
...restless thought and wayward will, And discontent, attend him still, Nor quit him while he lives ; At sea, care follows in the wind ; At land, it mounts the pad behind, Or with the postboy drives. He who would happy live to-day, Most langh the present ills away, Nor think of woes...
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The every-day book, or, The guide to the year

William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...reatlesJ thought and wayward will, And discontent, attend him still, Nor quit him while he lives ; At sea, the French king was now indeed reduced to a sorry pass, when he had recou postboy drive«. •In allusion to his own situation, he "wrote the following lines in translation...
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The Southern literary messenger, Volume 14

1848 - 780 pages
...thought and wayward will And discontent attend him still, Nor quit him while he lives, At sea, flare follows in the wind, At land, it mounts the pad behind, Or with the post-boy drives. He who would happy live to-day Should laugh the present ilia away Nor think of woes...
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The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calandar of Popular ...

William Hone - Days - 1835 - 876 pages
...thought and wayward will, And discontent, attend him still, Nor quit him while he lives ; At ма, care follows in the wind ; At land, it mounts the pad behind, Or with the postboy drives. In allusion to his own situation, he He who would happy live to-day, Must laugh the...
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The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calendar of ..., Volume 1

William Hone - 1839 - 874 pages
...restless thought and wayward will, And discontent, attend him still, Nor quit him while he lives ; At sea, care follows in the wind ; At land, it mounts the pad behind. Or with the postboy drives. He who would happy live to-day, Must laugh the present ills away, Nor think of woes...
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Selections from Calcutta Gazettes of the Years 1784 [-1823 Inclusive ...

Calcutta Gazette - British - 1864 - 316 pages
...restless thought and wayward will, And discontent attend him still, Nor quit him while he lives ; At sea, care follows in the wind ; At land, it mounts the pad behind, Or with the post-boy drives. He who would happy live to-day, Must laugh the present ills away, Nor think of woes...
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Selections from Calcutta Gazettes of the Years 1784, 1785, 1786, 1787, and ...

Walter Scott Seton-Karr - British - 1864 - 312 pages
...restless thought and wayward will, And discontent attend him still, Nor quit him while he lives ; At sea, care follows in the wind ; At land, it mounts the pad behind, Or with the post-boy drives. He who would happy live to-day, Must laugh the present ills away, Nor think of woes...
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Selections from the Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India ...

British - 1875 - 528 pages
...restless thought and wayward will, And discontent attend him still, Nor quit him while he lives ; At sea, Care follows in the wind ; At land, it mounts the pad behind, Or with the post-boy drives. He who would happy live to-day Must laugh the present ills away, Nor thmk of woes...
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Horace's odes, Englished and imitated by various hands, selected and ...

Quintus Horatius Flaccus - 1880 - 320 pages
...thought, and wayward will, And discontent, attend him still, • Nor quit him while he lives : At sea, care follows in the wind ; At land, it mounts the pad behind, Or with the post-boy drives. He who would happy live to-day, Must langh the present ills away, Nor think of woes...
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