 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 594 pages
...I'll ne'er look for it, but in heaven again. THE CHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFE. How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill. Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death, Untied unto... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - Literary Criticism - 1992 - 1172 pages
...GTBS-P; PoRA SIR HENRY WOTTON (1568-1639) The Character of a Happy Life 1 How happy is he born and out dead from tree and hill: I had walked on at the wind's will,— 1 sat now, for the wind was utmost skill! (1. 1-4) Wotton POETRY QUOTATIONS 2 Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having... | |
 | Upton Sinclair - History - 2023 - 276 pages
...read the world's best literature, and my mind was stored with consolations. How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will, Whose armour is his honest thought And simple truth his utmost skill. More radio dates in Los Angeles, and a series of final meetings. We had taken the Philharmonic... | |
 | William J. Bennett - Juvenile Fiction - 1997 - 392 pages
...taught, That serveth not another's will; Whose armor is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill! Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death, Untied unto the worldly care Of public fame, or private breath; Who envies none that chance doth raise,... | |
 | George Eliot - 1909 - 476 pages
...that the resolution would well become her. CHAPTER LVI "How happy is be born and taught That aerveth not another's will ; Whose armour is his honest thought And simple truth his only skill t • •••••• His man is freed bom servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to... | |
 | Thieu Dollevoet, Gerard van Stralen - 2000 - 168 pages
...dichter Sir Henry Wotton uitdrukking aan zijn onafhankelijkheids-ideaal: How happy is hè born and taught, that serveth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skilll Als vele filosofen, literatoren en dichters de onafhankelijkheid in alle toonaarden hebben... | |
 | Nahdjla Carasco Bailey - Education - 2014 - 132 pages
...against much of what he is saying. Begin the dialogue with the other person. How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought And simple truth his utmost skill! Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death, Not tied... | |
 | Matthew J. Donachie, Stephen J. Donachie - Heat resistant alloys - 2002 - 439 pages
...We are truly indebted to all for the ways they have influenced our lives. "How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will Whose armour is his honest thought And simple truth his utmost skill!" Sir H. Wotton in The Golden Treasury, FT Palgrave, 1861 Steve Matt Preface The superalloys... | |
 | Geoffrey O'Brien, Billy Collins - Poetry - 2007 - 778 pages
...sans taste, sans everything. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ENGLISH (1564-1616) How happy is he born or taught How happy is he born or taught, That serveth not another's...masters are; Whose soul is still prepared for death, Untied unto the world with care Of princes' grace or vulgar breath; Who envies none whom chance doth... | |
 | George Eliot - England - 2005 - 1416 pages
...her solitude, he felt that the resolution would well become her. Chapter $6 How happy is he born and nly been a sho only skill? This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall: Lord of himself,... | |
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