 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1864 - 344 páginas
...510 THE WISH 'HIS only grant me, that my means may lye too low for envy, for contempt too high ; T1 some honour I would have, not from great deeds, but good alone; the unknown are better than ill known; rumour can ope the grave. Acquaintance I would have, but when't... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 páginas
...part which I here set down, (if a very little were corrected,) I should hardly now be much ashamed. This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honor 1 would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; Th1 unknown are better than ill-known. Rumor... | |
 | English poetry - 1867 - 336 páginas
...Smell sweet, and blossom in their dust. SHIBLEY. CONTENT. THIS only grant me, that my means may lia Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honour...I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; The unknown are better than ill known ; B Rumour can ope the grave ; Acquaintance I would have, but... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1868 - 240 páginas
...which I here set down (if a very little were corrected), I should hardly now be much ashamed. 9. HIS only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy,...I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; The unknown are better, than ill known : Humour can ope the grave. Acquaintance I would have, but... | |
 | Class-book - 1869 - 344 páginas
...part which I here set down, if a very little were corrected, I should hardly now be much ashamed. ' This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low...deeds, but good alone ; Th' unknown are better than ill-known. Eumour can ope the grave : Acquaintance I would have ; but when 't depends Not on the number,... | |
 | 1869 - 162 páginas
...JHT Euripides in favour of Ready-made Tailoring. TL rappr]r avaperprjaacrdat, /j,e 8et ; JHT A VOTE. THIS only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high ; Some honour would I have, Not from great deeds, but good alone : Th' unknown are better than th' illknown ; Rumour... | |
 | Congregational union of England and Wales - 1870 - 366 páginas
...little corrected, I should hardly now be ashamed." It is as follows : — " This only grant me, that Bay means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high....deeds, but good alone ; Th' unknown are better than ill-known, Rumour can ope the grave : Acquaintance I would have ; but when't depends Not on the number,... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1872 - 328 páginas
...fair, Nothing half so good canst bring, Though men say thou bring'st the spring. Cowr.Fv OF MYSELF. THIS only grant me, that my means may lie Too low...I would have Not from great deeds, but good alone. The unknown are better than ill-known. Eumour can ope the grave. Acquaintance I would have, but when... | |
 | Robert Bell - 1872 - 420 páginas
...village less than Islington wilt grow, A solitude almost. roWLEVS HOI SE AT CIIERTSEY. THE WISH. Tins only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honour I would have, ABRAHAM COWLEY. Not from great deeds, but good alone; Th' unknown arc better than ill-known: Rumour... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1872 - 582 páginas
...of this part which I have set down (if a very little were corrected) I should hardly now be much " This only grant me, that my means may lie, Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honor I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; The unknown are better than ill known; Rumor... | |
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Rumour can ope the grave. Acquaintance I would have, but when 't depends Not on the number, but the choice of friends. 
