 | Joseph Woodfall Ebsworth - 1878 - 712 pàgines
...writes, If ever I more Riches did desire Than Cleanliness and Quiet do require, If e'er Ambition did my fancy cheat, With any wish, so mean as to be great,...Heav'n, still from me to remove The humble blessings of that Life I love. Comment on the several verses is unnecessary here. But we may notice the forcible... | |
 | Joseph Woodfall Ebsworth - 1878 - 764 pàgines
...more Riches did desire Than Cleanliness and Quiet do require, If e'er Ambition did my fancy client, With any wish, so mean as to be great, Continue, Heav'n, still from me to remove The humble blessings of that Life I love. Comment on the several verses is unnecessary here. But we may notice the forcible... | |
 | John Earle - 1879 - 742 pàgines
...often hear it in our own day, viz. as chaytl He has the following rhyme : — If e'er ambition did my fancy cheat With any wish so mean as to be great. And how did Milton sound the rhymes of this couplet in the L 'Allegro!— With stories told of many... | |
 | George Crabb - 1882 - 876 pàgines
...Tricking properly passes only lx>tween men in their dealings with each other. If e'er ambition did my fancy cheat With any wish so mean as to be great,...Heav'n, still from me to remove The humble blessings of that life I love. COWI.ET. Thou, varlet, dost thy master's gains devour, Thou milk'st his ewes, anil... | |
 | George Crabb - 1882 - 876 pàgines
...properly passes only between men in their dealings with each other. If e'er ambition did my fancy cfwit With any wish so mean as to be great, Continue, Heav'n, still from me to remove The humble blessings of that life I love. COWLET. Thou, rarlet, dost thy master's gains devour, Thou milk'st his ewes, and... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1883 - 520 pàgines
...in praise of the country life, and those charming lines against ambition, used to delight me much : If e'er ambition should my fancy cheat With any wish...have taken notice of these lines often, said my lady, and been pleased with them. But I think you have no reason to be out of conceit with Cowley, for the... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1883 - 524 pàgines
...in praise of the country life, and those charming lines against ambition, used to delight me much : If e'er ambition should my fancy cheat With any wish...have taken notice of these lines often, said my lady, and been pleased with them. But I think you have no reason to be out of conceit with Cowley, for the... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1883 - 488 pàgines
...protestation — If ever I more riches did desire Than cleanliness aud quiet do require. If e'er ambition did my fancy cheat With any wish so mean as to be great....Heav'n, still from me to remove The humble blessings of that life I love. I know very many men will despise, and some pity me for this humour, as a poor spirited... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1885 - 568 pàgines
...and am at this present writing philosopher enough to conclude with Mr. Cowleyn, If e'er ambition did my fancy cheat With any wish so mean as to be great : Continue, Heav'n, still from me to remove o The humble blessings of that life I love. Spectator, No. 114.] [July u, 17n. N"o. 96. The Character... | |
 | Robert Cochrane - 1887 - 572 pàgines
...protestation: * If ever 1 more riches did desire Than cleanlineei and quiet do requlrs : If e'er ambition did Heaven, still from me to remove The humble blessings of that life 1 love. I know very many men will... | |
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If e'er Ambition did my Fancy cheat, With any Wish, so mean as to be great, Continue, Heav'n, still from me to remove The humble Blessings of that Life I love. 
