 | Durham city, sch - 1852 - 486 pages
...estate ; To smile for joy — than sigh for woe ; To be content — than to be great. How far less blest am I than them, Daily to pine and waste with care...the chilling air ! Nor, cruel earl, can I enjoy The hnmble charms of solitude ; Your minions proud my peace destroy, By sullen frowns or prating rude.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 698 pages
...To smile for joy — than sigh for woe — To be content — than to be great. " How far less blest am I than them ? Daily to pine and waste with care...stem Divided, feels the chilling air. " Nor, cruel Ear! ! can I enjoy The humble charms of solitude; Your minion's proud my peace destroy, By sullen frowns... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - England - 1854 - 382 pages
...pansies for you, that's for thoughts. Winter's Tale. CHAPTER I. How far lesa am I blest than they, Daily to pine, and waste with care, Like the poor...that from its stem Divided, feels the chilling air. MICKLE'S Cumnor Hall. k E-THUE and Violet arrived at their new home in j\_ the twilight, when the drawing-room... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1854 - 380 pages
...pansies for you, that's for thoughts. Winter's Tale. CHAPTER I. How far less am I blest than they, Daily to pine, and waste with care, Like the poor...that from its stem Divided, feels the chilling air. MICKLE'S Cumnor Hall. A RTHUR and Violet arrived at their new home in _Cl_ the twilight, when the drawing-room... | |
 | George Gilfillan - English poetry - 1860 - 360 pages
...joy, than sigh for woe; To be content, than to be great. VOL. in. R 257 1 9 ' How far less blessed am I than them, Daily to pine and waste with care!...that, from its stem Divided, feels the chilling air. 20 'Nor, cruel Earl! can I enjoy The humble charms of solitude ; Your minions proud my peace destroy,... | |
 | George Gilfillan - English poetry - 1860 - 362 pages
...pine and waste with care! Like the poor plant, that, from its stem Divided, feels the chilling air. 20 'Nor, cruel Earl! can I enjoy The humble charms of...peace destroy, By sullen frowns, or pratings rude. 21 'Last night, as sad I chanced to stray, The village death-bell smote my ear; They winked aside,... | |
 | J. C. - Ballads, English - 1860 - 196 pages
...for joy, than sigh for woe ; To Ix; content, than to be great. ITMNOR HAI.L. il " How far less blest am I than them, Daily to pine and waste with care! Like the poor plant that, from its stetn Divided, feels the chilling air. " Nor, cruel Earl, can I enjoy The humble charms of solitude... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1863 - 302 pages
...estate ; To. smile for joy, than sigh for woe; To be content than to be great. " How far less blest am I than them, Daily to pine and waste with care...minions proud my peace destroy, By sullen frowns or prating rude. " Last night, as sad I chanced to stray, The village death-bell smote my ear : They winked... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1867 - 354 pages
...estate; To smile for joy than sigh for woe — To be content — than to be great. " How far less blest am I than them ? Daily to pine and waste with care...Divided, feels the chilling air. " Nor, cruel Earl 1 can I enjoy The humble charms of solitude; Your minions proud my peace destroy, By sullen frowns... | |
 | English ballads - 1864 - 306 pages
...estate ; To smile for joy, than sigh for woe ; To be content than to be great. " How far less blest am I than them, Daily to pine and waste with care...minions proud my peace destroy, By sullen frowns or prating rude. " Last night, as sad I chanced to stray, The village death-bell smote my ear: They winked... | |
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s their estate ; To smile for joy than sigh for woe, To be content than to be great. " How far less blest am I than them ! Daily to pine and waste with care, Like the poor plant, that, from its stem Divided, feels the chilling air. 
