 | William Cowper - 1800 - 372 pages
...the difiant deep, Nor always timoroufly creep Along the treach'rous fhore. II. He, that holds faft the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The little and the great, v Feels not the wants that pinch the poor. Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door, Jmbitt'ring... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1803 - 310 pages
...pow'r ; Not always tempt the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep Along the treach'rous shore. n. He, that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly...haunt the rich man's door, Imbitt'ring all his state. III. The tallest pines feel most the pow'r Of wintry blasts ; the loftiest tow'r Comes heaviest to... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 358 pages
...the diftant deep, Nor always timoroufly creep Along the treacherous fhore. II. He, that holds faft the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The...poor, Nor plagues, that haunt the rich man's door, Imbittering all his ftate. III. The talleft pines feel moft the power Of wintry blafts ; the loftieft... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 362 pages
...the diftant deep, Nor always timoroufly creep Along the treacherous fhore. II. He, that holds fait the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The...and the great, Feels not the wants, that pinch the po»r, Nor plagues, that haunt the rich man's door, Imbittering all his ftate. III. The taileft pines... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 226 pages
...power ; Not always tempt the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep Along the treacherous shore. II. He, that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly...poor, Nor plagues, that haunt the rich man's door, Imbittering all his state. III. The tallest pines feel most the power Of wintry blasts ; the loftiest... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 310 pages
...power; Not always tempt the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep Along the treacherous shore. II. He, that holds fast the golden mean. And lives contentedly...and the great. Feels not the wants, that pinch the poorj Nor plagues, that haunt the rich man's door, Imbittering all his state. The tallest pines fed... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 478 pages
...power; Not always tempt the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep Along the treacherous shore. II. He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly...The little and the great, Feels not the wants, that pincli the poor, Nor plagues, that haunt the rich man's door, Imbittering all his state. III. The tallest... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 360 pages
...always tempt the distant deep, Nor always timorously creep Along the treach'rous shore. II. He, tiiat holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly...haunt the rich man's door, Imbitt'ring all his state. III. The tallest pines feel most the pow'r Of wintry blasts ; the loftiest tow'r Comes heaviest to... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 354 pages
...fast the golden mean, >-.And lives contentedly between ,^ .. ,-y The little and the great, . ^ ..i|. ^ Feels not the wants, that pinch the poor,! Nor plagues, that haunt the rich man's door, Imhitt'ring all his state. i} >i«d ,,uT III. The tallest pines fee! most the pow'r Of wintry blasts... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...tints of woe : And blended form, with artful strife, The strength and harmony of life. The Golden Mean. He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly...most the pow'r Of wintry blast; the loftiest tow'r * . .t The bohs that spare the mountain's side, His cloud-capt eminence divide ; And spread the ruin... | |
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He that holds fast the golden mean And lives contentedly between The little and the great Feels not the wants that pinch the poor Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door, Imbittering all his state. 
