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" These unbought sports, this happy state, I would not fear, nor wish my fate, But boldly say each night, To-morrow let my sun his beams display, Or in clouds hide them — I have lived to-day. "
Meadowleigh, by the author of 'The ladies of Bever Hollow'. - Page 202
by Anne Manning - 1863
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The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley ...: Consisting of Those which ..., Volume 3

Abraham Cowley - 1708 - 558 pages
...painted o'er With Nature's hand, not Arts that Pleafure yield, Horace might envy in his Sabine Field. Thus would I double my Life's fading Space, For he that runs it well, twice runs his Race. And in this true Delight, • Theie unbought Sports, and happy State, I would...
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The Works of Abraham Cowley, Volume 3

Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 290 pages
...painted o'er With Nature's hand, not Art's; and pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabin field. Thus would I double my life's fading space ; For he, that runs it well, twice runs his race. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, this happy state, I would not...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the Close of ...

George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...o'er With Nature's hand, not Art's; and pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabine field. 11. Thus would I double my life's fading space, For he that runs it well, twice runs his race. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, that happy state, I would not...
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Specimens of English prose-writers, from the earliest times to the ..., Volume 3

George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...With Nature's hand, not Art's ; 'and pleasures yield, JJorace might envy iq his Sabine field. 11. ftus would I double my life's fading space, For he that runs it well, twice runs his race. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, that happy state, I would not...
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The Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Prose and Verse, Volume 3

Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 286 pages
...painted o'er With Nature's hand, not Art's; and pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabin field. Thus would I double my life's fading space ; For he, that runs it well, twice runs his race. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, this happy state, I would not...
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 1

John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...painted o'er With Nature's hand, not Art's ; and pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabin field. ngman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown twice runs his race. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, this liappy state, I would not...
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The British Prose Writers...: Cowley's essays. Shenstone's essays

1821 - 424 pages
...painted o'er With Nature's hand, not Art's ; and pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabine field. Thus would I double my life's fading space ; For he that runs it well, twice runs his race. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, this happy state, I would not...
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The British Poets: Including Translations ...

British poets - 1822 - 306 pages
...painted o'er With Nature's hand, notArt's; that pleasures yield Horace might envy in his Sabine field. Thus would I double my life's fading space; For he that runs it well, twice runs his race. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, and happy state, I would not...
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Prose Works of Abraham Cowley ; Including His Essays in Prose and Verse

Abraham Cowley - 1826 - 296 pages
...o'er With nature's band, not art's ; and pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabin field. 11. Thus would I double my life's fading space ; For he, that runs it well, twice runs his race. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, this happy state, I would not...
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Prose Works of Abraham Cowley ; Including His Essays in Prose and Verse

Abraham Cowley - 1826 - 298 pages
...o'er With nature's hand, not art's ; and pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabin field. 11. Thus would I double my life's fading space ; For he, that runs it well, twice runs his race. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, this happy state, I would not...
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