 | Songs - 1856
...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... | |
 | 1856
...are given by pnufc, Nor rules of state, but rules of good. Who has his life from rumours frwd, Whoso conscience is his strong retreat •, Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin moke oppressors great ; Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend . And... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856
...praise, Nor rules of state, but rules of good. Who hath his life from rumours freed, Whose conacience 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 and gifts to lend ; And entertains... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1857 - 319 pages
...ever 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... | |
 | John Hamilton THOM - 1858 - 12 pages
...still prepared for death ; Untied to this vain world by care Of public fame or private breath : 8 Who hath his life from rumours freed, Whose conscience...Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great : 4 Who God doth kte and early pray More of his grace than goods to lend ; To crave... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - English poetry - 1924 - 756 pages
...still prepared for death ; Untied unto the world with care Of princely love or vulgar breath ; Who hath his life from rumours freed, Whose conscience is his strong retreat ; 10 Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make accusers great ; Who envieth none whom... | |
 | Periodicals - 1893
...deepest wounds are given by praise, Nor rules of state, but rules of good. Who hath his life from humors freed, Whose conscience is his strong retreat ; Whose...flatterers feed, Nor ruin make accusers great. Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend, And entertains the harmless day... | |
 | 1892
...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 ruine make oppressors great Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend:... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1879 - 352 pages
...wounds are given by praise ; Nor rules of state, but rules of good : 4. Who hath his life from rumors freed, Whose conscience is his strong retreat; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great; 5. Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend ; And,... | |
 | William J. Bennett - Juvenile Nonfiction - 1997 - 384 pages
...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... | |
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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. 
