 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1827 - 550 pages
...part which 1 here set down (if a very little were corrected) I should hardly now be much ashamed. 9. " 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... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1827 - 554 pages
...part which 1 here set down (if a very little were corrected) I should hardly now be much ashamed. 9. " 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... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Books - 1827 - 548 pages
...part which 1 here set down (if a very little were corrected) I should hardly now be much ashamed. 9. " 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... | |
 | Katherine Thomson - 1837 - 998 pages
...the stage, than to these parasite plants, which spring from meanness, and are fostered by pride. " 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, hut good alone ; The unknown are hetter than ill-known. " * But... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 pages
...bears the bark of happiness securely on its bosom. MRS. oi'lE. THU only grant me, thai my means mat lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, bat good alone ; TV unknown are better than ill known. Rumour can ope' the grave. Acquaintance... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...flourishing head of it, And, whilst with wearied steps we upward go, See us and clouds below. OP MYSELF. 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... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...to every other sprite, Thou attempt's! not men to fright, Nor appear'st but in the light OF MYSELF. honor I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; Th' unknown are better than ill known: Rumor... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 830 pages
...every other sprite, Thou attempt'st not men to fright, Nor appear'st but in the light. OF MYSELF. THlS honor I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; Th' unknown are better than ill known :... | |
 | George Pope Morris, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1844 - 530 pages
...content go to our " boson)," (not to our " business," we are sorry to say !) This only grant me, thai my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; The unknown are beller than ill known — Humour can ope the grave. Acquaintance... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...surer blow. Thus Switzerland again was free ; Thus death made way for liberty ! ON MYSELF. — Cawhy. THIS only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honor F would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; The unknown are better than ill known ;... | |
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This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. 
