 | Sir Henry Wotton - 1845 - 136 pages
...understood How deepest Wounds are given by praise ; — Nor Rules of State, but Rules of good ; Who hath his Life from Rumours freed ; Whose Conscience is his strong retreat ; [Is] Whose State can neither Flatterers feed, Nor Ruine make Oppressors great ; Who God doth late... | |
 | Cheshire Pastoral Association - 1846 - 530 pages
...Untied to this vain world by care Of public fame or private breath ; 3 Who hath his life from rumors freed, Whose conscience is his strong retreat ; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great ; 4 Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend ; To crave... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 288 pages
...Not tied unto the world with care Of princes' ear or vulgar breath : Who hath his life from rumors freed ; Whose conscience is his strong retreat : Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great : Who envies none whom chance doth raise, Or vice : who never understood How deepest... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - 1846
...deepest wounds are given by praise, Nor rules of state, but rules of good ; Who hath his life from rumors freed ; Whose conscience is his strong retreat ; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great; Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend ; And entertains... | |
 | 1846
...understood ; How deepest wounds are given by praise. Nor rules of state, but rules of good ! Who bath his life from rumours freed. Whose conscience is his strong retreat ; Whose state con neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin moke oppressors great 1 Who God doth lute and parly prny, More... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1847
...never understood How deepest wounds are given by praise ; Nor rules of state, but rules of good : Who hath his life from rumours freed, Whose conscience...Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great ; Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend ; And entertains... | |
 | 1847
...ever understood ; How deepest wounds are given by praise, Nor rules of state, but rules of good I Who hath his life from rumours freed, Whose conscience...Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great ! Who God doth late and early pray, More of His grace than gifts to lend: And entertains... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847
...understood How deepest wounds are given by praise ; Nor rules of state, but rules of good : Who bath ;t @ oppressors great ; Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend ” And entertains... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847
...; Nor rules of state, but rules of good : Who hath his life from rumours freed, Whose conscience id oppressors great ; Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend ; And entertains... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1849
...never understood How deepest wounds are given by praise ; Nor rules of state, but rules of good : Who oppressors great ; Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend ; And entertains... | |
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This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise or fear to fall: Lord of himself, though not of lands, And, having nothing, yet hath all. 
