| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 806 páginas
...then believe a whole system, upon a presumption that they arc true. Id. Happy the man who void of care and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains A splendid shilling. Philipi'i Splendid Shilling. Did his hapleu passion equal mine, I would refuse the bliss. Smith. Then... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 362 páginas
...Traverse loquacious strings, whose solemn notes Provoke to harmless revels. THE SPLENDID SHILLING. HAPPY the man who, void of cares and strife, In silken or...repairs, Where, mindful of the nymph whose wanton eye Transfix'd his soul and kindled amorous flames, Cloe or Phillis, he each circling glass Wisheth her... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 páginas
...Traverse loquacious strings, whose solemn notes Provoke to harmless revels. THE SPLENDID SHILLING. HAPPY the man who, void of cares and strife, In silken or...repairs, Where, mindful of the nymph whose wanton eye Transfix'd his soul and kindled amorous flames, Cloe or Phillis, he each circling glass Wisheth her... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 438 páginas
...Traverse loquacious strings, whose solemn notes Provoke to harmless revels. THE SPLENDID SHILLING. HAPPY the man who, void of cares and strife, In silken or...with pain New oysters cry'd, nor sighs for cheerful alt- ; But with his friends, when nightly mists arise, To Juniper's Magpie, or Town-Hall, repairs,... | |
| Pierce Egan - 1838 - 418 páginas
...very much for its regularity and spirit when I was at school:— ' Happy the man, who void of care and strife, In silken, or in leathern purse retains A splendid shilling.' Likewise JACOB TONSON, the book-seller, (originally a footmanin-livery I believe) but afterwards, the... | |
| Robert Fergusson - 1840 - 56 páginas
...hedge us frae that black banditti, The city guard. CAULER OYSTERS. Happy the man, who free from care and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains...splendid shilling. He nor hears with pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale. PHIJ.LIPs. O' a' the waters that can hobble A fishing yole or sa'mon... | |
| Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1840 - 372 páginas
...breeches, and chimeras dire. HAPPY the man, who, void of cares and strife, In silken or in leather purse retains A splendid shilling : he nor hears with pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale; But with his friends, when nightly mists arise, To Juniper's Magpie... | |
| John Aikin - 1841 - 840 páginas
...Mueo ! Things uuattempted yet, in proeo or rhyme," Л shilling, brocchca, and chúñeme dire. HAPPY leather purse retains A Splendid Shilling : he nor hears wilh pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for... | |
| Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1841 - 240 páginas
...Philip Morton and Mr. William Oawtrey met once more. CHAPTER II. " Happy the man who, void of care and strife In silken or in leathern purse retains A splendid shilling !"— The Splendid Shilling, " And wherefore should they take or care for thought, The unreasoning... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 826 páginas
...heavenly Miuo ! Thinn unallcmpted yet, in prow or rhyme," A ibilliog, breechec, and chimerai dire. HAPPY ILL to be neat, still to be drest. As you were leather purse retains A Splendid Shilling : he nor hears with pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for... | |
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