 | 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... | |
 | Sir Henry Wotton - 1845 - 236 pages
...never] understood How deepest Wounds are given by praise ; — Nor Rules of State, but Rules of good ; Who hath his Life from Rumours freed ; Whose Conscience is his strong retreat ; [Is] Whose State can neither Flatterers feed, Nor Ruine make Oppressors great ; Who God doth late... | |
 | Sir Henry Wotton - English poetry - 1815 - 236 pages
...chance doth raise, How deepest Wounds are given by praise ; — Nor Rules of State, but Rules of good ; Who hath his Life from Rumours freed ; Whose Conscience is his strong retreat ; [is] Whose State can neither Flatterers feed, Nor Ruine make Oppressors great ; Who God doth late... | |
 | 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... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 308 pages
...Not tied unto the world with care Of princes' ear or vulgar breath : Who hath his life from rumors freed ; Whose conscience is his strong retreat : Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great : Who envies none whom chance doth raise, Or vice : who never understood... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...deepest 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 ruin make oppressors great; Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend ;... | |
 | Cheshire Pastoral Association - Hymns, English - 1846 - 574 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... | |
 | 1846 - 910 pages
...understood ; How deepest wounds are given by praise. Nor rules of state, but rules of good ! Who bath his life from rumours freed. Whose conscience is his strong retreat ; Whose state con neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin moke oppressors great 1 Who God doth lute and parly prny, More... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1846 - 402 pages
...with care Of princes ear, or vulgar breath : Who hath his life from rumours freed ; Whose conscicnce is his strong retreat: Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruine make oppressors great: Who envics none, whom chance doth raise, Or vice : Who never understood Who God doth... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1847 - 850 pages
...who never understood How deepest wounds are given by praise ; Nor rules of state, but rules of good : Who hath his life from rumours freed, Whose conscience...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... | |
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This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise or fear to fall : Lord of himself... 
