 Her present bounties yields. For me, O Shore ! I only claim To merit, not to seek for fame, The good and just to please, A state above the fear of want, Domestic love, Heaven's choicest grant, Health, leisure, peace, and ease.  The Public Characters - Page 4521799Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1786 - 326 pages
...hours in mirth to fliine,; With thefe, the Mufe already thine, Her prefent bounties yields. Forme, O Shore ! I only claim, . To merit, not to feek for fame, The good, and juil to pleafe. A ftate above the fear of want, Ddmeftic love, Heaven's choiceft grant, Health, leifure,... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 1786 - 494 pages
...in mirth to fliine ; Withthefe, the Mufe already thine, Her prefent bounties yield«. УОГ me, О Shore ! I only claim, To merit, not to feek for fame, The good, andjuft to pleafe. A ftate above the fear of want, Dome ilk love, Heaven's choiceft grant, Health,... | |
 | 1787 - 724 pages
...hours in mirth to iliine, With thele the mule already thine, Her prefcnt bounties yields. For me, О Shore, I only claim, To merit, not to feek for fame, The good and jult to pleafe ; A ftate above die fear of want; Domellic love, Heaven's choiceft grant, Health, leifure,... | |
 | 1791 - 612 pages
...hours in mirth to (hiñe, With thefe the Mufe already thine, Her preiicnt bounties yields. For me, О SHORE* I only claim, To merit, not to feek for fame, The good and juft to pleafe j A (late above the fear of want, Domeftic love, Heaven's choked grant, Health, Icifuie, peace, and... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1799 - 434 pages
...fields : Thy vacant hours with mirth to fhine ; With thefe the Mufe, already thine, Her prefent bounties yields. For me, O Shore ! I only claim, To merit,...pleafe;. A ftate above the fear of want, Domeftic love, Heav'n's choiceft grant, Health, leifure, peace, and eafe. LITERATURE. [From the Telegraph.] A LTHOUGH... | |
 | British poetical miscellany - 1805 - 262 pages
...in mirth to mine, With thefe, the mufe already thine, Her prefent bounties yields. For me, O more, I only claim To merit, not to feek for fame, The good...pleafe ; A ftate above the fear of want, Domeftic love, heav'n's choiceft grant, Health, leifure, peace, and cafe. THE BRITISH POETICAL MISCELLANY. THE BLEEDING... | |
 | Biography - 1799 - 614 pages
...fields ; Thy vacant hours in mirth to shine; With these the Muse, already thipe, Her present Mmify yields. For me, O SHORE, I only claim, To merit, not to seek for, fame, The good and just to please ; A state above the fear of want, Domestic love, Heaven's... | |
 | 1805 - 436 pages
...fields_: Thy vacant hours with mirth to fhine; With thcfe the Mufe, already thine, Her prcfent bounties yields. For me, O Shore ! I only claim, To merit, not to feek for fame, The gooil and juft to pl'eafe j A ftate aoove th? tear of want, Domdtit love, Heav'n's choiceft grant,... | |
 | 1813 - 458 pages
...fields. Thy vacant hours in mirth to shine, With these, the muse already thine, Her present bounties yields. For me, O Shore, I only claim, To merit not to seek for fame. .1 The good and just to please, A state above the fear of want, Domestick love, Heaven's... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 670 pages
...fields ; Thy vacant hours in mirth to shine, With these the Muse, already thine, Her present bounties yields. For me, O Shore ! I only claim. To merit, not to seek for fame, . • The good and just to please; A state above the fear of want, Domestic love, Heaven's... | |
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