 | Edmund Burke - Books - 1909 - 676 pages
...with his chief, he described him, in the words of Sir Henry Wotton, as an example of the happy man " Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ". Similar tributes were paid in the House of Lords on its reassembling a week later. The debate on... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 pages
...only give th* following beautiful verses by Sir Henr Icnry Wotton : — " How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will ? Whose armour...honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ? Whose passions not bis masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death ; Untied unto the World... | |
 | John Brewster - 1802 - 330 pages
...XVIII. Hfeans offered by Religion for subduhig the irregular Inclinations* How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will; Whose armour...honest thought,, And simple truth his utmost skill! WKose passions not his masters are--' This man is freed from servile hands Of hope to rise, or fear... | |
 | Collection - 1807 - 650 pages
...easy prey. • , 542. LM SmH. WortoN. A baffy life. 1 TTOW happy is he born and taught, *-•• Who serveth not another's will ; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ! LL 2 2 Wlios* 2 Whose passions not his masters are, Whosesoul is still prepar'dfor death, Unty'd... | |
 | Charles Snart - Poetry - 1808 - 506 pages
...Will wound, propitious to my prayer, Th' obdurate maid with equal fires. Rev. J. Weslty. VERSES. How happy is he, born or taught, That serveth not another's...honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill : Whose passions not his master's are ; Whose soul is still prepar'd for death ; Unty'd unto the world... | |
 | Samuel Egerton Brydges, Sir Egerton Brydges, Joseph Haslewood - English literature - 1812 - 688 pages
...at night a ted of down." Or these : " The Character of a Happy Life. l. " How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will ? Whose armour...honest thought, And simple Truth his utmost skill ! 2. Whose passions not his master's are, Whose soul is still prepar'd for death; Untied unto the world... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...powers divine ! SONG V. THE CHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFE. BY SIR HENRY WOTTON. How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will ; Whose armour...honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill : Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepar'd for death ; Untied unto the world... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Essays - 1813 - 338 pages
...character: The Character of a happy Life. " How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another.s will ? Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ? Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepar.d for death ; Unty,d unto the world... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...life resign ! § 47. Song. The Character of a liappi/ Life. SIR HENRY WOTTON. How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will ; Whose armour...honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ; Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepar'd for death : Untied unto the world... | |
 | England - 1839 - 894 pages
...considering. THE CHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFE. " How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another'a will ; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill. " Whose passions, not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death ; Untied unto the world... | |
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HOW happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill... 
