 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1830 - 244 pages
...state ; We look wjth pity on the great, Aii'l bless our humbler lot. • 9. Our portion is not large, indeed ! But then how little do we need! For nature's calls are few: In this the art of living lies, Tr want no more than may suffice, And make that little dp. 10. We'll therefore relish, with content,... | |
 | Exemplary and instructive biography - Biography - 1836 - 348 pages
...cheerfully set about, singing together the following lines of Dr Cotton :— Our portion is not large indeed, But then how little do we need, For Nature's...the art of living lies : To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do.' After having worked on stuff-work in the country, I could1 not bear... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 438 pages
...not your state, We look with pity on the great, And bless our humble lot. Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then, how little do we need, For nature's...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 448 pages
...' • And bless our humble lot* Our portion is not large, tndeed ; But then, how little do wo need. In this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. Well therefore relish with content Whate'er kind Providence has sent,... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...not your state, We look with pity on the great, And bless our humble lot. Our portion is not large, indeed, But then how little do we need, For nature's...this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1840 - 270 pages
...lot.Oar portion is not large, indeed ! But then- how little do we need ? For nature's calls are lew : In this the art of living lies, To want no more than nv.iy suffice, And make that little do. T*^re'll therefore relish. with content, Whatever kind Providence... | |
 | Elizabeth Frank - 1842 - 304 pages
...excursion o'er, The disappointed bird, once more, Explor'd the sacred bark. Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then, how little do we need ! For nature's...calls are few : In this, the art of living lies, To wish no more than may suffice, And make that little do. We'll, therefore, relish with content, Whate'er... | |
 | Antoine Alexandre Boniface - 1842 - 224 pages
...of his majesty's claim. PRODIGALITY. Tour portion ia not large, indeed; Bat then, bow little do you need.' For nature's calls are few. In this the art of living lies; To want no more than may suffice. And make that little do. 112. Du. COTTOH. The prodigality of the emperor Heliogahalui was... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...not your state ; We look with pity on the great, And bless our humbler lot. Our portion is not large, G F G+= ? G G G G G G G G G G G)E*E G G G ? G @) . suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...not your state j We look with pity on the great, And bless our humbler lot. Our portion is not large, modes of it, indeed, they vary according to persons,...circumstances, and are only to be acquired by observation and suffice, And make that little do. We'll therefore relish with content Whate'er kind Providence has... | |
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Our portion is not large, indeed ; But then, how little do we need, For nature's calls are few ! In this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do. 
