 Thus would I double my life's fading space, For he that runs it well, twice runs his race. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, that happy state, I would not fear nor wish my fate, But boldly say each night, To-morrow let my sun his beams...  The Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Prose and Verse - Página 230de Abraham Cowley - 1809Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1885 - 440 páginas
...garden painted o'er With nature's hand, not art's ; and pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabiue field. Thus would I double my life's fading space,...twice runs his race. And in this true delight, These nnbought sports, this happy state, I would not fear nor wish my fate, But boldly say each night, To-morrow... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1885 - 670 páginas
...Vote ' (ie a wish or prayer), written when he was but thirteen, ends with this remarkable stanza : — Thus would I double my life's fading space, For he...twice runs his race ; And in this true delight, These nnbought sports, and happy state, I would not fear nor wish my fate, But boldly say each night, To-morrow... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1885 - 434 páginas
...fading space, For he that runs it well, twice runs his race. And in this true delight, These unbou^ht sports, this happy state, I would not fear nor wish...fate, But boldly say each night, To-morrow let my gun his beams display, Or in clouds hide them ; I have lived to-day." the correspondence that passed... | |
 | Robert Cochrane - 1887 - 572 páginas
...band, not art's ; and pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabine 1leid. 11. Thus would I doable d nnbought sports, this happy state, I would not fear, nor wish, my fate ; But boldly say each night,... | |
 | William Francis Henry King - 1887 - 630 páginas
...lives twice, who can at once employ The present well, and e'en the past enjoy. And Cowley, Discourses : Thus would I double my life's fading space ; For he, that runs it well, runs twice his race. 271. Am I ;'i' in. am Rhein, da wachsen nns're Reben ! (G.) Claudius. Song of... | |
 | 1888 - 318 páginas
...garden painted o'er With Nature's hand, not Art's ; and pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his sabine field. Thus would I double my life's fading space...this happy state, I would not fear, nor wish, my fate ; IO4 IO THE BOOK OF AMERICAN PEDIGREES jecutt of Ancvxim. SCOTT, LEWIS ALLAIRE, of Philadelphia, born... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1888 - 666 páginas
...Vote ' (ie a wish or prayer), written when he was but thirteen, ends with this remarkable stanza : — Thus would I double my life's fading space, For he that runs it well, twice runs his race J And in this true delight, These nnbought sports, and happy state, I would not fear nor wish my fate,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1889 - 460 páginas
...garden painted o'er With nature's hand, not art's, and pleasures yield Horace might envy in his Sabine field. " Thus would I double my life's fading space,...race, And in this true delight, These unbought sports, that happy state, I would not fear, nor wish my fate, But boldly say each night, To-morrow let my sun... | |
 | Donald Grant Mitchell - 1890 - 370 páginas
...from great deeds, but good alone. The unknown are better than ill known ; Humour can ope the grave. " Thus would I double my life's fading space, For he...twice runs his race. And in this true delight, These nnbonght sports, this happy state, I would not fear nor wish my fate. But boldly say each night To-morrow... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1890 - 458 páginas
...garden painted o'er With Nature's nand, not Art's; and pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabine field. Thus would I double my life's fading space; For he that runs it well twice runs his And in this true delight, These nn bought sports, this happy state, 1 would not fear, nor wish, my... | |
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