 Content I live, this is my stay; I seek no more than may suffice; I press to bear no haughty sway; Look, what I lack my mind supplies. Lo, thus I triumph like a king, Content with that my mind doth bring.  Selection of Poems ... - Page 971808Full view - About this book
 | Ballads, English - 1765 - 382 pages
...more than may fuffice, I prefs to bear no haughty fway, Looke what I lacke my mind fupplie*: 10 Loe, thus I triumph like a king, Content with that my mind doth bring. I fee how plenty furfeits oft, And hafty climbers oft do fall; I fee how thofe that fit aloft, 15 Mifhap... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1767 - 460 pages
...may fuffice : T prefle to beare no haughtie fway ; Look what I lack my mind f applies. 10 Loe ! thug I triumph like a king^ Content with that my mind doth bring. I fee how plentie furfets oft, And haftie clymbers fooncll Sail : I fee that fuch as fit aloft -_ 15... | |
 | Moses Mendez - English poetry - 1770 - 334 pages
...more than may fuffice : I prefle to beare no haughtie fway ; Look what I lack my mind fupplies. Loe ! thus I triumph like a king, Content with that my mind doth bring. H4 Jfee See how plentie furfets oft, And haftie clymbers fooneft fall : I fee that fuch as fit aloft... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1783 - 360 pages
...feek no more than may fuffice : I prefs to bear no haughty fway; Look what I lack my mind fupplies. Lo ! thus I triumph like a king, Content with that my mind dotti bring. VOL. IT. G I fee I fee how plenty forfeits oft, And hafty climbers fooneft fall : I fee... | |
 | Beauties - Anthologies - 1794 - 228 pages
...more than may fuffice, I profs to bear no haughty fway, Locke what I lacke my mind fupplies: Lot-, thus' I triumph like a king, Content with that my mind doth bring. I fee how plenty furfeits oft, And hafly climbers oft do fall ; I fee how thofe that fn aloft, Miftiap... | |
 | Beauties - Anthologies - 1794 - 236 pages
...more than may fuffice, I prefs to bear no haughty fway, Looke what I lacke my mind fupplies : Loe, thus I triumph like a king, Content with that my mind doth bring. I fee how plenty furfeits oft, And hafty elimbers oft do fall; I fee how thofe that fir aloft, Mi fhap... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...no more than mav luffice : l preis to bear un hauglry fway ; Look what I l;ick my mind fupplies. Co! thus I triumph like a king, Content with that my mind doth bring. 1 fee how plenty furfeits oft, And halty climbers fiiontft fall : [ fee that fuch as lit aloft . Mifliap... | |
 | Lady - 1807 - 1807 - 232 pages
...At fan exceeds all earthly MBM That God or nature hath assignde : Though much I want that most would have, Yet still my mind forbids to crave. Content...this is my stay, I seek no more than may suffice ; I presse to beare no hanghtie sway ; Look, what I lack my mind supplies : * MY MIND TO ME Loe! thus I... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1812 - 518 pages
...all earthly blisse, That God or Nature hath assignde : Though much I want, that most would have, 5 Yet still my mind forbids to crave. Content I live,...this is my stay ; I seek no more than may suffice : I presse to beare no haughtie sway; Look what I lack my mind supplies. 10 "Loe ! thus I triumph like... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...exceeds all earthly bliss. That God or nature hath assign'd : Though much I want that most would liave, Yet still my mind forbids to crave. Content I live,...than may suffice : I press to bear no haughty sway ; r Look what I lack, my mind supplies. Lo ! thus I triumph like a king, I see how plenty surfeits... | |
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