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" An honest heart was almost all his stock; His drink the living water from the rock: The milky dams supplied his board, and lent Their kindly fleece to baffle winter's shock ; And he, though oft with dust and sweat besprent, Did guide and guard their wanderings,... "
The Minstrel: Or, The Progress of Genius. In Two Books. With Some Other Poems - Page 21
by James Beattie - 1802 - 124 pages
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The Muse's Pocket Companion: A Collection of Poems

1785 - 320 pages
...not, he never thought of kings ; Nor from thefe appetites fuftain'd annoy, Which chance may fruftrate, or indulgence cloy; Nor Fate, his calm and humble...hopes beguiled ; He mourn'd no recreant friend, nor miftrefs coy, For on his vows the blamelefs Phoebe fmiPd, And her alone he loved, and loved her from...
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The Muse's Pocket Companion: A Collection of Poems

1785 - 316 pages
...Trent. C 7 3 XIII. From labour health, from health contentment fprmgs. Contentment opes the fource of every joy. He envied not, he never thought of kings ; Nor from thefe appetites fuflain'd annoy, Which chance may fruftrate, or indulgence cloy ; Nor Fate his calm...
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Bell's Classical Arrangement of Fugitive Poetry: Vol. X.

1789 - 214 pages
...and sweat besprent, Did guide and guard their wanderings, wheresoe'er they went, t XIII. From labor health, from health contentment springs. Contentment...: Nor Fate his calm and humble hopes beguiled ; He moiirn'd no recreant friend, nor mistress coy, For on his vows the blameless Phoebe smiled, And her...
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Bell's Classical Arrangement of Fugitive Poetry, Volumes 9-10

John Bell - 1789 - 416 pages
...dust and sweat besprent, Did guide and guard their wanderings, wheresoe'er they went. XIII. From labor health, from health contentment springs. Contentment opes the source of every joy. _^> He envied not, he never thought of, kings; Nor from those appetites sustain'd annoy, That chance...
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The Minstrel; Or, The Progress of Genius: in Two Books. With Some Other Poems

James Beattie - 1797 - 150 pages
...their wanderings, whereso'er they went. XIII. From labour health, from health contentment spring*. Contentment opes the source of every joy. He envied...never thought of, kings ; Nor from those appetites sustain' J annoy, That chance may frustrate, or indulgence cloyt Nor Fate his calm and humble hopes...
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Poems of Established Reputation: To Wit: 1st. The Art of Preserving Health

1802 - 302 pages
...thoflgh oft with dust and sweat besprent, Did guide and guard their wanderings, whereso'erthey wentXIII. From labour health, from health contentment springs....chance may frustrate, or indulgence cloy : Nor Fate his culm and humble hopes beguiled; He mourn'd no recreant friend, nor mistress coy, For on his vows the...
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The Minstrel, Or, The Progress of Genius, with Some Other Poems

James Beattie - 1803 - 190 pages
...oft with dust and sweat besprent, Did guide and guard their wanderings, wheresoe'er they went. XIII. From labour health, from health contentment springs....never thought of kings ; Nor from those appetites sustained annoy, Which chance may frustrate, or indulgence cloy : Nor fate his calm and humble hopes...
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The Minstrel; Or, The Progress of Genius: With Some Other Poems

James Beattie, Alexander Chalmers - 1805 - 190 pages
...oft with dust and sweat besprent, Did guide and guard their wanderings, wheresoe'er they went. • 13 From labour health, from health contentment springs...: Nor Fate his calm and humble hopes beguiled ; He mourned no recreant friend, nor mistress coy, For on his vows the blameless Phoebe smiled, And her...
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The minstrel; or, The progress of genius: with some other poems

James Beattie - 1805 - 178 pages
...their wanderings, wheresoe'er they went. XIII. From labour health, from health contentmentsprings. Contentment opes the source of every joy. He envied...never thought of kings ; Nor from those appetites sustained annoy, Which chance may frustrate, or indulgence cloy : . Nor fate Lis calm and humble hopes...
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The Wreath: Containing The Minstrel and Other Favorite Poems, to which is ...

1806 - 184 pages
...tho' oft with dust and sweat besprent, Did guide and guard their wanderings, wheresoe'er they went. From labour health, from health contentment springs. Contentment opes the source of every joy. He envy'd not, he never thought of kings : Nor from those appetites sustain'd annoy, Which chance may...
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