 | Elizabeth Frank - 1842 - 304 páginas
...the ark : Giving her vain excursion o'er, The disappointed bird, once more, Explor'd the sacred bark. Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then, how little...calls are few : In this, the art of living lies, To wish no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We'll, therefore, relish with content, Whate'er... | |
 | Antoine Alexandre Boniface - 1842 - 224 páginas
...of his majesty's claim. PRODIGALITY. Tour portion ia not large, indeed; Bat then, bow little do you 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. 112. Du. COTTOH. The prodigality of the emperor Heliogahalui was... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 páginas
...forgot : Monarchs! we envy not your state ; We look with pity on the great, And bless our humbler lot. CL=M=SB D suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 páginas
...forgot : Monarchs! we envy not your state j We look with pity on the great, And bless our humbler lot. good breeding. As to the modes of it, indeed, they...circumstances, and are only to be acquired by observation and suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 396 páginas
...Monarche ! we envy not your state ; We look with pity — on the great, And bless our humbler lot. Our portion is not large, indeed! But then, how little...In this, the art of living lies, To want no more, that may suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish, with content, Whate'er kind Providence... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 330 páginas
...envy not your state ; We look with pity — on the great, And bless our humbler lot. Our portion ¡s not large, indeed ! But then, how little do we need...In this, the art of living lies, To want no more, that may suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish, with content Whate'er kind Providence... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 390 páginas
...not your state ; We look with pity — on the great, And bless our humbler lot Our portion is n,ol large, indeed ! But then, how little do we need !...In this, the art of living lies, To want no more, lhat may suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish, with content, Whate'er kind Providence... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 334 páginas
...forgot; Monarchs ! we envy not your state; We look with pity—on the great, And bless our humbler Jot. Our portion is not large, indeed! But then, how little do we need! For nature's calls nrs few : In this, the art of living lies, To want no more, lhat may suffice, And make that little... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 934 páginas
...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... | |
 | People's and Howitt's journal - 938 páginas
...of Dr. Cotton, that Your portion is not largo indeed, But then, how little do you need, For Mature'! calls are few ; In this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. There are few who have not, at one time or other, felt, how useful... | |
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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. 
