| William Cowper - 1810 - 312 páginas
...talents it requires ; A business, with an income at his heels, Furnishes always oil for its own wheel?. But in his arduous enterprise to close His active...quite vacant is a mind distress'd. The veteran steed, excus'd his task at length, In kind compassion of his failing strength^ And turn'd into the park or... | |
| William Cowper - 1812 - 396 páginas
...with an income at it's heels Furnishes always oil for it's own wheels. But in his arduous enterprize to close His active years with indolent repose, He...rest, A mind quite vacant, is a mind distress'd. The vet'ran steed, excus'd his task at length, In kind compassion of his failing strength, And turn'd into... | |
| William Hayley - 1812 - 450 páginas
...every man. An idler is a watch, that wants both hands, As useless if it goes, as when it stands. < Absence of occupation is not rest ; A mind quite vacant is a mind distrest. Religion does not censure, or exclude, Unnumber'd pleasures, harmlessly pursued. The very... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1847 - 510 páginas
...Indolence is not nore irreconcilable to virtue, than perfectly incompatible with happiness. ' A want of occupation is not rest ; A mind quite vacant is a mind distrust .' Ul the powers conferred by a wise Creator necessarily imply their application and ise ;... | |
| William Cowper - 1817 - 230 páginas
...its own wheels. Bat in his arduous enterprise to close His active years with indolent repose, 1C 2 He finds the labours of that state exceed . His utmost...rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd. The vct'ran steed, excus'd his task at length, In kind compassion of his failing strength, And tnrn'd into... | |
| William Cowper - 1817 - 234 páginas
...utmost faculties, severe indeed. 'Tis easy to resign a toilsome place, But not to manage leisure M-ith a grace; Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd. The vet'ran steed, excus'd his task at length, In kind compassion of his failing strength, And turn'd into... | |
| William Cowper - 1817 - 252 páginas
...state exceed His utmost faculties, severe indeed. Bnt not to manage leisure with a grace ; Ahsence of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed. The veteran steed, excused his task at length, In kind compassion of his failing strength,... | |
| William Cowper - 1818 - 314 páginas
...Lucrative offices are seldom lost For want of pow'rs proportion'd to the post : Give e'en a dunce th' employment he desires, And he soon finds the talents...not rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd. vot. I. 17* The vet'ran steed, excus'd his task at length, In kind compassion of his failing strength,... | |
| William Cowper - 1818 - 448 páginas
...oil for its own wheels. But in Us arduous enterprise to close His active years with indolent repose, His utmost faculties, severe indeed! ''Tis easy to...grace ; Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind quiet vacant is a mind distressed. The veteran steed, excused his task at length, In kind compassion... | |
| William Cowper - 1820 - 508 páginas
...indolent repose, He finds the labours of that state exceed His utmost faculties, severe indeed. ''I'is easy to resign a toilsome place, But not to manage...a grace; Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind qnite vacant is a mind distress**!. The veteran steed, excused his task at length, In kind compassion... | |
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