 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,...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 3131839Full view - About this book
 | Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 pages
...fame, or private breath. This Man is freed from servile bands, Of hopes to rise, or fear to fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all." A SECOND SERIES OF LAYS AND LEGENDS. BY WILLIAM J. THOMS. PREFACE, PROEM, OR WHAT-YOU-WILL. THE time... | |
 | 1805 - 506 pages
...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... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...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,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Essays - 1813 - 338 pages
...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... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...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,... | |
 | England - 1839 - 894 pages
...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,...vanities of the world," which is not to be found in the Reliquice. Mr Ellis assigns it to Sir Kenelm Digby, who is said to be given as-the author in the... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...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... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - Authors, English - 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.... | |
 | Jonathan Peele Dabney - Hymns, English - 1821 - 316 pages
...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... | |
 | 1841 - 488 pages
...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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