 | Choice poems - 1862 - 368 pàgines
...forgot : Monarchs ! we envy not your state, We look with pity on the great, And bless our humble lot. Our portion is not large, indeed, But then how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish with content, Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 pàgines
...Profession. Literature is a groat staff, but a sorry crutch. Sir Walter Scott. LIVING-Art of. ' >ur portion is not large, indeed, But then how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. CoKon. LIVING— in what it Consists. In my opinion, ho only may... | |
 | James Fleming - 1863 - 404 pàgines
...forgot : Monarchs, we envy not your state : We look with pity on the great, And bless our humble lot. Our portion is not large indeed ; But then how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We!ll therefore relish with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Life-lights - 1864 - 344 pàgines
...forgot : Monarchs ! we envy not your state, We look with pity on the great, And bless our humble lot. Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then, how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We 'll therefore relish with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | James Fleming - 1866 - 382 pàgines
...forgot : Monarchs, we envy not your state : We look with pity on the great, And bless our humble lot. Our portion is not large indeed ; But then how little...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. For if our stock be very small, 'Tis prudence to enjoy it all, Nor... | |
 | 1866 - 294 pàgines
...every thing by its intrinsic worth. In this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice; Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then, how little do we need ! Man's rich with little, were his judgment true; Nature is frugal, and her wants are few. FABLE XXIX.... | |
 | English poetry - 1867 - 336 pàgines
...forgot : 45 Monarchs ! we envy not your state ; We look with pity on the great, And bless our humble lot Our portion is not large, indeed, But then how little do we need, 60 For Nature's calls are few ! In this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And... | |
 | Luise Mühlbach - 1868 - 582 pàgines
...The world nas nothing to bestow ; From our own selves oar joys must flow, And that dear hut our home. Our portion is not large, indeed, But, then, how little...the art of living lies ; To want no more than may euffloo, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1869 - 264 pàgines
...procure more, which we very cheerfully set about, singing together the following lines of Dr Cotton : ' Our portion is not large indeed, But then how little...the art of living lies : To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do.' At this time my wages were only nine shillings a week, and my wife... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1869 - 526 pàgines
...procure more, which we very cheerfully set about, singing together the following lines of Dr Cotton : ' Our portion is not large indeed, But then how little...the art of living lies : To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. ' , At this time my wages were only nine shillings a week, and my... | |
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Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then how little do we need ! For nature's calls are few : In this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. 
