 | 1881 - 578 pages
...the choice of friends. 10. Books should, not business, entertain tbe light, And sleep, as undisturbed as death, the night. My house a cottage more Than...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... | |
 | Passages, John Allen Giles - 1881 - 744 pages
...but the choice of friends. Books should, not business, entertain the light, And sleep, as undisturb'd as death, the night. My house a cottage more Than...garden painted o'er With Nature's hand, not Art's, can pleasures yield. Horace might envy in his Sabine field. Thus would I double my life's fading space... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1881 - 1000 pages
...business, entertain the light, Aud sleep, as undisturbed as death, the night. My house a cottage move Thau ne Vie tlio Sabino field. Thus would I double my life's fading space ; For he that runs it well twice runs his... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1881 - 744 pages
...the choice of friends. X Books should, not business, entertain the light, And sleep, as undisturbed as death, the night. My house a cottage more Than palace, and should fitting be For all my use, not luxury ; My garden, painted o'er With Nature's hand, not Art's, that pleasure yield Horace might... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1882 - 984 pages
...friends. Books should, not business, entertain the light. And sleep as undisturbed as death, himself •Than palace; and should fitting be For all my use,...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... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1882 - 1002 pages
...undisturbed as death, the night. My house a cottage more Thau palace ; and should fitting bo For all my nee, Awoko оно night from a deep dream of peace, And...within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and l Sabine field. Thus would I double my life's fading spncn ; For ho that runs it well twice runs his... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1882 - 524 pages
...but the choice of friends. Books should, not business, entertain the light, And sleep, as undisturb'd as death, the night. My house a cottage, more Than palace, and should fitting be, For all my use, not luxury. My garden painted o'er With nature's hand, not art's ; and pleasures yield, Horace might... | |
 | Felix Emmanuel Schelling - 1899 - 392 pages
...the choice of friends. Books should, not business, entertain the light ; And sleep, as undisturbed as death, the night. My house a cottage, more Than...Art's ; and pleasures yield Horace might envy in his Sabine field. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, this happy state, zo I would not fear... | |
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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... 
