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" Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend — This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise or fear to fall: Lord of himself, though not of lands, And,... "
The Monthly magazine - Page 117
by Monthly literary register - 1841
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The Orthodox churchman's magazine; or, A Treasury of divine and ..., Volume 8

1805 - 506 pages
...harmless day With a well-chosen book or friend. This man is freed from servile band* Of hope to rise and fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing yet hath all. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, AND ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. OXFORD. Messrs. Daniel Wayland of St JOHN...
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The British Bibliographer, Volume 2

Samuel Egerton Brydges, Sir Egerton Brydges, Joseph Haslewood - 1812 - 688 pages
...the harmless day With a religious book, or friend. 6. 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." I need not remind the reader of Sir Henry's most beautiful and well-known lines on his adored mistress,...
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The Sylvan Wanderer;: Consisting of a Series of Moral ..., Volumes 1-2

Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 338 pages
...entertains the harmless day With a religious book, or friend. 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. The poem which I shall next insert is not of equal merit: yet, as it gives a picture of the calmness...
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Drinking-songs. Miscellaneous songs. Ancient ballads

1819 - 394 pages
...and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend : This man is freed from servile hands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands ; And having nothing, yet hath all. SONG VI. BY HILDEBRAND JACOB, ESS. I ENVY not the mighty great, Those powerful rulers of the state,...
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Elegant extracts in poetry, Volume 2

Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...With a religious book or friend ! This man is freed from servile hands, Of hope to rise, or fear t« fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all. § 48. Song. HlLDEBRAND JACOB, Esq. I EUVY not the mighty great, Those pow'rful rulers of the state,...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 45

1839 - 894 pages
...entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend. " 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." To Wotton, also, has been attributed, on the authority of a doubtful opinion expressed in Walton's...
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The Plain Englishman [ed. by C. Knight and E.H. Locker]., Volume 1

Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...entertains the harmless day With a religious book, or friend. 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. iutian jr.omior: WO. II. LECTURES ON THE BIBLE. n: ii UI . -^ A FAMILIAR acquaintance with the Holy...
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship

Jonathan Peele Dabney - 1821 - 316 pages
...more obey, Nor dare with heav'n's high will contend. . 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. 184. 8 & 6s. M. COTTON. Contentment. 1 LORD ! may we relish with content Whate'er thy lib'ral hand...
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Kentish Poets: A Series of Writers in English Poetry, Natives ..., Volumes 1-2

Rowland Freeman - 1821 - 846 pages
...religious book, or friend. This man is freed from servile hands, Of hope to rise, or fear to tall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all. H. WOTTON. It may be presumed, that Sir Henry designed this as a picture of himself in his retirement....
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The Youth's instructer [sic] and guardian, Volume 5

1841 - 488 pages
...late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend, This man is freed from servile hands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all. COME, HOLY SPIRIT, COME.* (For the Spanish Chant.) COME, Holy Spirit, come, Mercies revealing; Make...
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