 | Percy Society - English literature - 1842 - 352 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 ruine make oppressors! great > * And simple truth his utmost skill] MS. Jon., " And silly truth his... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1842 - 424 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 ruine make oppressors! great ; * And simple truth his utmost skill] MS. Jon., " And silly truth his... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1810 - 726 pages
...is still prepared for death: Unty'd unto the world with care Oi princely lave, or vulgar breath. Who hath his life from rumours freed, Whose conscience...retreat : Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruine make accusers great. Who cnvieth none whom chance doth taiie, Or vice : who never understood,... | |
 | William Goodman - Great Britain - 1844 - 378 pages
...still prepared for death ; Not ty'd unto the world with care Of princes ear, or vulgar breath : Who hath his life from rumours freed ; Whose conscience...retreat : Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruine make oppressors great : Who envies none whom chance doth raise, Or vice : who never understood... | |
 | Church of the Disciples (Boston, Mass.) - Unitarian churches - 1844 - 602 pages
...wounds are given by praise, Nor rules of state, but rules of good; — 4 Who hath his life from rumors freed ; Whose conscience is his strong retreat; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great; — 5 Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend, And... | |
 | James Freeman Clarke - Unitarian Universalist churches - 1844 - 576 pages
...wounds are given by praise, Nor rules of state, but rules of good ; — 4 Who hath his life from rumors freed ; Whose conscience is his strong retreat; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great ; — 5 Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend, And... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...never understood How deepest wounds are given by praise ; Xor rules of state, but rules of good : Who «täte can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great ; Who God doth late and early pray,... | |
 | William Goodman - Great Britain - 1845 - 440 pages
...still prepared for death ; Not ty'd unto the world with care Of princes ear, or vulgar breath : Who hath his life from rumours freed ; Whose conscience...retreat: Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruine make oppressors great : Who envies none whom chance doth raise, Or vice : who never understood... | |
 | Cheshire Pastoral Association (Cheshire, Conn.) - Hymns, English - 1845 - 498 pages
...Untied to this vain 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 ; To crave... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...given with praise ;3 Nor4 rules of state, but rules of good : Who hath his life from rumours freed ;5 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. 
