 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1782 - 384 pages
...He that holds faft the golden mean, And lives contentedly between ' 4The little and the great, Feels not the wants that pinch the poor, '" Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door, Imbitt'ring all his ftate. 3The talleft pines. feel moft the pow'r Of wintry blafts, the loftieft tow'r... | |
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...fhore. He that holds faft 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, Imbitt'ring all his ftate. 3The talleft pines feel moft the pow'r Of wintry blaft, the loftieft tow'r... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 334 pages
...that holds faft 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, Irabitt'ring all his flate. HI, The talleft pines feel moft the pow'r Of wintry blafts, the loftieft... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 380 pages
...He that holds faft 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, Imbitt'ring all his ftate. III. The talleft pines feel moft the pow'r Of wintry blafts, the loftieft... | |
 | William Cowper - 1790 - 312 pages
...He that holds faft 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 doorj Imbitt'ring all his ftate. III. The talleft pines feel moft the pow'r Of wintry blafts, the loftieft... | |
 | Mr. Cresswick - 1792 - 452 pages
...He that holds faft 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, Embittering all his ftate. The talleft pines feel moft the power Of wintry blafts; the loftieft tower Comes heavieft to... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 378 pages
...He, that holds faft 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, Imbitt'ring all his ftate. III. The talleft pines feel moft the pow'r Of wintry blafts ; the loftieft... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...that holds faft the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The little and the great, Feels rot the wants that pinch the poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door, Imbitt'ring all his ftate. The tallen pines feel moft the pow'r Of wintry blaft : the loftieft tow'r... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...life. He that holds faft 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, Imbitt'ring all his ftate. The taileft pines feel moft the pow'r Of wintry blaft ; the loftieft tow'r... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 226 pages
...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. III. The tallest pines feel most the power Of wintry blasts ; the loftiest... | |
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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, Embittering all his state. 
