I descend to the grave, May I a small house and large garden have; And a few friends, and many books, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too! Abraham Cowley - Page 53by Emma A. Yarnall - 1897 - 93 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1773 - 614 pages
...murmurings, Of this great hive, the city. 2. /ih 1 yet, ere I defcend the grave, May I a fmall houfe, and large garden have ! And a few friends, and many books, both true* Both wife, and both delightful too. And fince love ne'er will from me flee, A Miflrefs moderately fair And... | |
| SEVERAL HANDS - 1773 - 620 pages
...murmurings, Of this great hive, the city. 2. Ah 1 yet, ere I defcend the grave, May I a fmall houfe, and large garden have ! And a few friends, and many books, both true, Borh wife, and both delightful too. And lince love ne'er will from me flee, A Miflrefs moderately fair... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 pages
...murmurings, Of this great hive, the city. Ah, yet, ere I defcend to th' grave, May I a fmall houfe and large garden have ! And a few friends, and many books, both true, Both wife, and both delightful too ! And, fmce love ne'er will from me flee, A miftrefs moderately fair,... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pages
...murmurings, Of this great hive, the City. 11. AH '- yet, e'er T defcend to the grave, May I a fmall houfc and large garden have ! And a few friends, and many books, both true, Both wife, and both delightful too ! And Cnce Love ne'er will from me flee, A miftrcfs mpderately fair,... | |
| English poets - 1801 - 488 pages
...stings, The crowd, and buz, and murmurings, Of this great hive, the city. Ah ! yet, ere I descend to th' grave, May I a small house and large garden have ;...books, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too ! And (since love ne'er will from me flee), A mistress, moderately fair, And good, as guardian-angels... | |
| John Brewster - 1802 - 330 pages
...and we shall eat and live for N° XXV, On Books of Piety. Ah ! yet ere I descend the grave, May la small house and large garden have! " And a few friends,...books, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too! COWLEY'S WISH. IN enumerating the blessings of retirement,, it will not be thought extraordinary, that... | |
| George Ellis - 1803 - 474 pages
...stings, The crowd, and buzz, and murmurings, Of this great hive, the city. Ah ! yet, ere I descend to th* grave, May I a small house and large garden have ;...books, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too ! And (since Love ne'er will from me flee), A mistress, moderately fair, And good, as guardian-angels... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...mununrings, Of that great hive, the city. Ah ! yet, ere I descend to the grave, May I a small house and a large garden have ; And a few friends, and many books, both true,, Both wise, and both delightful too ! And (since love ne'er from me will flee), A mistress, moderately fair, And good, a$- guardian angels... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 490 pages
...murmurmga, Of that great hive, the city. Ah ! yet, ere I descend to the grave, May I a small house and a large garden have ; And a few friends, and many books, both true. Both wise, and both dolightful too! And (since love ne'er from me will flee), A mistress, moderately fair. And good, as... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 332 pages
...great hive, the city. Ah, yet, ere I descend to th' grave, May I a small house and large garden have ! a few friends, and many books, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too I And, since love ne'er will from me flee, A mistress moderately fair, And good as guardian-angels... | |
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