 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1875 - 392 páginas
...at once they view, That stand upon the threshold of the new. ABRAHAM COWLEY. [1618-1667.] OF MYSELF. THIS only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honor I would have, Xot from great deeds, but good alone ; The unknown are better than ill known :... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1875 - 560 páginas
...once they view, That stand upon the threshold of the new. ABRAHAM COWLEY. [1618-1667.1 OF MYSELF. Tins only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honor I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; The unknown are better than ill known :... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1876 - 562 páginas
...at once they view, That stand upon the threshold of the new. ABRAHAM COWLEY. [1618-1667.I OF MYSELF. THIS only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honor I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone; The unknown are better than ill known : Rumor... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - 840 páginas
...every other sprite, Thou attempt's! not men to fright, Nor appear'st but in the light. OF MYSELF. • THIS only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honor I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone. Th' unknown are better than ill known : Rumor... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 576 páginas
...Thus do I live, thus will I die ; Would all did so as well as 1 ! SIR EDWARD DYER. OF MYSELF. Tins only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honor 1 would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; The unknown are better than ill known :... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 630 páginas
...offense. Thus do I live, thus will I die ; Would all did so as well as I ! SIR EDWARD DYER. OF MYSELF. THIS only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honor I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; The unknown are better than ill known :... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1877 - 558 páginas
...part which I here set down, if a very little were corrected, I should hardly now be much ashamed. " This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honor I would have, Not from great deeds, tut good alone. The unknown are better than ill known ; Rumor... | |
 | Amelia B. Edwards - 1878 - 332 páginas
...himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath All. Sir Henry Wotton. THE MODERATE WISHER. THIS only grant me, that my means may lie Too low...too high. Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone; Th' unknown are better than ill-known. Rumour can ope the grave: Acquaintance... | |
 | Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards - 1879 - 318 páginas
...And having nothing, yet hath All. Sir Henry IVattaa. 4 6 THE MODERATE WISHER. THE MODERATE WISHER. THIS only grant me, that my means may lie Too low...too high. Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; Th' unknown are better than ill-known. Rumour can ope the grave : Acquaintance... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 páginas
...this part which I here set down, if a very little were corrected, I should hardly now be much ashamed. This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honour 1 would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; Th* unknown are better than ill-known. Rumour... | |
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This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. 
