 Sweet are the thoughts that savour of content ; /The quiet mind is richer than a crown ; Sweet are the nights in careless slumber spent ; The poor estate scorns fortune's angry frown : Such sweet content, such minds, such sleep, such bliss, Beggars enjoy,...  Improvement Era - Page 2251901Full view - About this book
 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...Bio•' graphia Literaria." [From his " Farewell to Folly," 1617.] SWEET are the thoughts that savour of content; The quiet mind is richer than a crown...frown. Such sweet content, such minds, such sleep, such The homely house, that harbours quiet rest, The cottage that affords no pride nor care, The mean, that... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 482 pages
...thoughts that savour of content ; The quiet mind is richer than a crown : Sweet are the nights in careless slumber spent ; The poor estate scorns Fortune's angry...enjoy, when princes oft do miss. The homely house that harbours quiet rest, The cottage that affords no pride nor care, The mean, that 'grees with country... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 470 pages
...thoughts that savour of content ; The quiet mind is richer than a crown : Sweet are the nights in careless slumber spent ; The poor estate scorns Fortune's angry...frown. Such sweet content, such minds, such sleep, such The homely house that harbours quiet rest, The cottage that affords no pride nor care, The mean, that... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 472 pages
...thoughts that savour of content ; The quiet mind is richer than a crown : Sweet are the nights in careless slumber spent ; The poor estate scorns Fortune's angry...frown. Such sweet content, such minds, such sleep, such The homely house that harbours quiet rest, The cottage that affords no pride nor care, The mean, that... | |
 | England - 1838 - 884 pages
...that savour of content ; Tlie quiet mind is richer than a crown : Sweet are the nights in careless slumber spent ; The poor estate scorns Fortune's angry...when princes oft do miss. " The homely house that harbours quiet rest, The cottage that alTorda no pride nor care, The mean that 'grees with country... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1827 - 360 pages
...thoughts that savour of content ; The quiet mind is richer than a crown : Sweet are the nights in careless slumber spent ; The poor estate scorns Fortune's angry...such bliss, Beggars enjoy when princes oft do miss." ROBERT GREEN. " THIS little bit of a scrape will be of great use to you," said Fludyer, who seemed... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1827 - 1150 pages
...thoughts that faronr of content ; The quiet mind is richer than a crown : Sweet are the nights in careless slumber spent ; The poor estate scorns Fortune's angry...frown. Such sweet content, such minds, such sleep, such bli». Beeirars enjoy when princes oft do miss." ROBLRV Gum. " THIS little bit of a scrape wfll be... | |
 | Robert Greene, Alexander Dyce - 1831 - 340 pages
...thoughts that savour of content; The quiet mind is richer than a crown ; Sweet are the nights in careless slumber spent ; The poor estate scorns fortune's angry...such bliss, Beggars enjoy, when princes oft do miss. * This is an alteration and abridgement of a copy of verses in the Morando : seep. 215. t were] The... | |
 | Robert Greene, Alexander Dyce - 1831 - 338 pages
...thoughts that savour of content ; The quiet mind is richer than a crown ; Sweet are the nights in careless slumber spent ; The poor estate scorns fortune's angry...such bliss, Beggars enjoy, when princes oft do miss. * This is an alteration and abridgement of a copy of verses in the Morando: see p. 215. t were] The... | |
 | Robert Greene, Alexander Dyce - 1831 - 340 pages
...nights in careless slumber spent ; The poor estate scorns fortune's angry frown : Suchsweetcontent, such minds, such sleep, such bliss, Beggars enjoy, when princes oft do miss. * This is an alteration and abridgement of a copy of verses in the Morando : see p. 215. t were] The... | |
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