 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 prepared for death, Untied unto the world by care Of public...  Highways and Byways in Kent - Page 292by Walter Jerrold - 1907 - 447 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 pages
...following beautiful verses by Sir Henr Icnry Wotton : — " How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will ? Whose armour is his honest thought,...simple truth his utmost skill ? Whose passions not bis masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death ; Untied unto the World by care Of publick... | |
 | Poetry - 1808 - 506 pages
...obdurate maid with equal fires. Rev. J. Weslty. VERSES. How happy is he, born or taught, That serveth not another's will ! Whose armour is his honest thought,...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 with care Of public fame... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...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 is his honest thought,...masters are, Whose soul is still prepar'd for death ; Untied unto the world by care Of public fame, or private breath : Who envies none that chance doth... | |
 | 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...masters are, Whose soul is still prepar.d for death ; Unty,d unto the world by care Of public fame, or private breath. Who envies none that chance doth... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...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 is his honest thought,...masters are, Whose soul is still prepar'd for death : Untied unto the world by care Of public fame, or private breath ! Who envies none that chance doth... | |
 | 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...passions, not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death ; Untied unto the world by care Of public fame or private breath. " Who envies none... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...Poetry, of which the following is an interesting specimen.] How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will ; Whose armour is his honest thought,...masters' are, Whose soul is still prepar'd for death; Untied unto the world by care Of public fame, or private breath. Who envies none that chance doth raise,... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - Authors, English - 1821 - 846 pages
...Henry Wotton extant. . t. 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,...passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death ; Untied unto the world by care Of public fame, or private breath. Who envies not... | |
 | Jonathan Peele Dabney - Hymns, English - 1821 - 316 pages
...serveth not another's will ; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth, his utmost skill ! 2 Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepar'd for death, Unty'd to this vain world by care Of public fame, or private breath : 3 Who envies none that change... | |
 | 1841 - 488 pages
...THE CHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFE. BY SIB, HENRY WOTTON. How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will, Whose armour is his honest thought,...passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death ; Untied vinto the world by care Of public fame, or private breath : Who hath his... | |
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