 | Abraham Cowley - English essays - 1772 - 228 pages
...undifturb'd as death, the night. My houfe a cottage more Than palace, and fhould fitting be For all my ufe, no luxury. My garden painted o'er With nature's hand, not art's; and pleafures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabin field. Thus would I double my life's fading fpace ;... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English poetry - 1772 - 298 pages
...undifturb'd as dead), the night. My houl•ea cottage more Than palace; and fhould fitting be For all my ufc, no luxury. My garden painted o'er... With nature's hand, not art's ; and pleafures yield, florace might envy in His Sabin field. Thus would I double my life's fading fpace;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
...undiilutb'd as death, the night. My houfe a cottage more Than palace ; and mould fitting be For all my ufc, no luxury. My garden painted o'er With Nature's hand, not Art's ; and pleafures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabin field. And in this true delight, Thefe unbought fports,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English literature - 1806 - 290 pages
...business, entertain the light, And sleep, as undistulrb'd as death, the night. My house a cottage more Than palace ; and should fitting be For all my use, no...Art's; and pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabin field. Thus would I double my life's fading space ; For he, that runs it well, twice runs his... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...business, entertain the light, And sleep, as undisturb'd as death, the night. My house a cottage, more Than palace, and should fitting be for all my use, no luxury....pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabine field. 11. Thus would I double my life's fading space, For he that runs it well, twice runs his race. And... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...business, entertain the light, And sleep, as undisturb'd as death, the night, My house a cottage, more Than palace, and should fitting be For all my use, no luxury....With Nature's hand, not Art's ; 'and pleasures yield, JJorace might envy iq his Sabine field. 11. ftus would I double my life's fading space, For he that... | |
 | Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...business, entertain the light, And sleep, as undisturb'd as death, the night. My house a cottage more Than palace, and should fitting be For all my use, no luxury....pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabine field. 11. Thus would f double my life's fading space i For he that runs it well, twice runs his race. And... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 286 pages
...business, entertain the light, And sleep, as undisturb'd as death, the night. My house a cottage more Than palace ; and should fitting be For all my use, no...Art's; and pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabin field. Thus would I double my life's fading space ; For he, that runs it well, twice runs his... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...business, entertain thclisht, And sleep, as undistnrb'd as death, the night. My house a cottage more Than palace ; and should fitting be For all my use, no...Art's ; and pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabin field. Thus would I double my life's fading space ; For he, that runs it well, twice runs his... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 424 pages
...entertain the light ; And sleep, as undisturb'd as death, the night. My house a cottage uiore Than palace ; and should fitting be For all my use, no...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 race. And in... | |
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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... 
