 | History - 1793
...mankind. Obferre Obferve the maiden, innocently fweet, She's fair white paper, an unfullied fhect 5 On which the happy man whom fate ordains, May write his name, and take her for his pains. One inftance more, and only one I'll bring; 'Tis the great man who fcorns a little tiling, Whofe thoughts,... | |
 | 698 pages
...paper of mankind. Obferve the maiden, innocently fweet ! She's fair white paper, an unfullied flieet, On which the happy man whom fate ordains, May write his name, and take her fod his pains. One infta nee more, and only one III biing, 'Tis--- the great Man, w.ho (corns » little... | |
 | Mathew Carey - 1789 - 632 pages
...paper of mankind. Obfervethe maiden, innocently fweet, She's fair white paper, an unfully'd ILeet ; On which the happy man. whom fate ordains, May write his name, and take her for his pains. One inftance more, and only one, I'll bring, 'Tis thegreat man whofcornsa little thing, Whofe thoughts,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1793 - 324 pages
...ivajle-fafer of mankind. Obfcrve the malden, innocently fweet. She's fair -white-paper, an unfullied fheet ; On which the happy man whom fate ordains, May write his name, and take her for his pains. One inftance more, and only one I'll bring ; Tis the great man who fcorns a little thing, Whofe thoughts,... | |
 | British poetical miscellany - 1805 - 262 pages
...Paper of mankind. Obferve the MAIDEN, innocently fweet; She's fair White Paper, an unfully!d meet, On which the happy man, whom fate ordains, May write his name, and take her for his pains. Oneinftance more, and only one I'll bring;" 'Tis the GREAT MAN, who fcorns a little thing; Whofe thoughts,... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1805 - 418 pages
...of mankind. ' Obferve the maiden, innocently fweet ! She's fair -white paper, an unfullied fheet : On which the happy man, whom fate ordains, May write his name, and take her for his pains. One inftance more, and only one I '11 bring, 'T is-^-the great matt, who fcorns a little thing : \ \V,hofe... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...waste-paper of mankind. Observe the maiden innocently sweet, She's fair white-paper, an unsullied sheet; On which the happy man whom fate ordains. May write...Whose thoughts, whose deeds, whose maxims are his own, Form'd on the feelings of his heart alone: True genuine royal.yaper is his breast; Of all the kinds... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1806 - 360 pages
...paper of mankind. Obferve the maiden, innocently fwect, She's fair white paper, an unfullied fheet; On which the happy man, whom fate ordains, May write his name, and take her for his pains. One inftance more, and only one I'll bring; 'Tis the great man who fcorns a little thing, Whofe thoughts,.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...fate ordain:. May write his name, and take her for his paint. One instance more, and only one T'll bring; Tis the great man who scorns a little thing,...Whose thoughts, whose deeds, whose maxims are his own, form'd on the feelings of his heart alone : True genuine royal-paper is his breast; Of all the kind)... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - Conduct of life - 1806 - 362 pages
...paper of mankind. i Obferve the maiden, innocently fweet, She's fair -white paper, an unfullied fheet ; On which the happy man, whom fate ordains, May write his name, and take her for his pains. One inftance more, and only one I'll bring ; 'Tis the great man who fcorns a little thing, Whofe thoughts,... | |
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Paper — an unsullied sheet, On which the happy man, whom fate ordains, May write his name, and take her for his pains. One instance more, and only one, I'll bring : 'Tis the Great Man who scorns a little thing, Whose thoughts, whose deeds, whose maxims... 
