 Sweet are the thoughts that savour of content ; The quiet mind is richer than a crown ; Sweet are the nights in careless slumber spent ; The poor estate scorns fortune's angry frown : Such sweet content, such minds, such sleep, such bliss, Beggars enjoy,...  Rare Poems of the 16th and 17th Cent - Page 42edited by - 1883 - 264 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...be found in Berkenhout's " Bio•' graphia Literaria." [From his " Farewell to Folly," 1617.] SWEET are the thoughts that savour of content; The quiet...mind is richer than a crown : Sweet are the nights in quiet slumber spent ; The poor estate scorns fortune's angry frown. Such sweet content, such minds,... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 468 pages
...found in Berkenhout's " Bio" graphia Literaria." SONG. [From his " Farewell to Folly," 1017 J SWEET are the thoughts that savour of content; The quiet...frown. Such sweet content, such minds, such sleep, suck The homely house that harbours quiet rest, The cottage that affords no pride nor care, The mean,... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 472 pages
...be found in Berkenhoufs " Biographia Literaria." SONG. [From his " Farewell to Folly," 1617.] QWEET are the thoughts that savour of content ; The quiet...frown. Such sweet content, such minds, such sleep, such The homely house that harbours quiet rest, The cottage that affords no pride nor care, The mean, that... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 470 pages
...be found in Berkenhout's " Biographia Literaria." SONG. [From his " Farewell to Folly," 1617.^ OWEET are the thoughts that savour of content ; The quiet...frown. Such sweet content, such minds, such sleep, such The homely house that harbours quiet rest, The cottage that affords no pride nor care, The mean, that... | |
 | England - 1838 - 884 pages
...are not without smoothness and elegance. •a* " Sweet arc the thoughts that savour of content ; Tlie quiet mind is richer than a crown : Sweet are the...homely house that harbours quiet rest, The cottage that alTorda no pride nor care, The mean that 'grees with country music best, The sweet consort of mirth... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1827 - 360 pages
...trumpets, and the clashing and the clamour of the still infuriated combatants. CHAPTER VIII. " Sweet are the thoughts that savour of content ; The quiet...such bliss, Beggars enjoy when princes oft do miss." ROBERT GREEN. " THIS little bit of a scrape will be of great use to you," said Fludyer, who seemed... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1827 - 1150 pages
...the clashing and the clamour of the still infuriated combatants. " Sweet are the thoughts that faronr of content ; The quiet mind is richer than a crown...frown. Such sweet content, such minds, such sleep, such bli». Beeirars enjoy when princes oft do miss." ROBLRV Gum. " THIS little bit of a scrape wfll be... | |
 | Robert Greene, Alexander Dyce - 1831 - 338 pages
...steps; In fine, a piece despite of beauty fram'd, To see what Nature's cunning could afford. SONG. SWEET are the thoughts that savour of content ; The quiet...such bliss, Beggars enjoy, when princes oft do miss. * This is an alteration and abridgement of a copy of verses in the Morando: see p. 215. t were] The... | |
 | Robert Greene, Alexander Dyce - 1831 - 340 pages
...steps; In fine, a piece despite of beauty fram'd, To see what Nature's cunning could afford. SONG. SWEET are the thoughts that savour of content; The quiet...such bliss, Beggars enjoy, when princes oft do miss. * This is an alteration and abridgement of a copy of verses in the Morando : seep. 215. t were] The... | |
 | Robert Greene, Alexander Dyce - 1831 - 340 pages
...steps; In fine, a piece despite of beauty fram'd, To see what Nature's cunning could afford. SONG. SWEET are the thoughts that savour of content ; The quiet...spent ; The poor estate scorns fortune's angry frown : Suchsweetcontent, such minds, such sleep, such bliss, Beggars enjoy, when princes oft do miss. *... | |
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