 | William Chambers - Children's poetry - 1851 - 200 pages
...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...retreat; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, No ruin make oppressors great. Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend;... | |
 | 1851 - 362 pages
...masters are , Whose soul is still prepar'd for death; Not ty'd unto the world with саге Of princes ear, or vulgar breath : \Vho hath his life from rumours freed ; Whose conscience is his strong retreat : 10 Whose state can neither .flatterers feed. Nor ruine make oppressors great : Who envies none, whom... | |
 | Hannah Flagg Gould - English poetry - 1851 - 300 pages
...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... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd, John Nyren - 1852 - 626 pages
...understood How deepest wounds are given by praise ; Nor rules of state, but rules of good : VOL. III. L 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... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - English poetry - 1852 - 438 pages
...ever unden tood ; How deepest wounds are giv'n by praise, Nor rules of state, but rules of good. Who hath his life from rumours freed, Whose conscience...retreat: Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruine make oppressors great. W/ho God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than/gifts to lend:... | |
 | Church of the Disciples (Boston, Mass.) - Unitarian churches - 1852 - 674 pages
...Untied unto the 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, And... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 pages
...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... | |
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 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... | |
 | Hymns, English - 1853 - 596 pages
...still prepared for death ; Not tied unto the world by care Of public fame, or private breath : 3 Who hath his life from rumours freed ; Whose conscience...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 ; Who walks... | |
 | Emily Percival - American literature - 1853 - 332 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. 
