 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 страница
...fatisfy the reader's curiofity by inferting it here. IX. This only grant me, that my means may lye, Too low for envy', for contempt too high : Some honour I would have ; Not from great deeds, but good alone, The unkaown are better than ill knows, Rumour can ope the grave:... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 228 страница
...part, which I here fet down (if a very little were corrected), I mould hardly now be much afhamed. This only grant me, that my means- may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. K 2 Some Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; The unknown are better, than'... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 228 страница
...which I here fet down (if a very little were correfted), I fhould hardly now be much afhamed. 9This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low for envy, for contempt too high. , K z Some Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone; The unknown are better,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 298 страница
...little were corrected), I fhould hardly now be muc.h afhamed. This only grant me, that my means may Ijc Too low for envy, for contempt too high. Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; The unknown are better, than ill known : Rumour can ope the grave.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 514 страница
...part, which I here fet down (if a very little were correfted) I fhould hardly now be much afhamed. This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low...for contempt too high. Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds,, but good alone ; Th' unknown are better than ill knowa i Rumour can ope the grave.... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 296 страница
...Fortune, now ! And chines of beef innumerable fend me, Or from the ftomach of the guard defend me. This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low...for contempt too high. Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; Th' unknown are better than ill-known ; Rumour can ope the grave... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 страница
...! now, And chines of beef innumerable fend me, Or from the ftomach of the guard defend me. ix. , / This only grant me, that my means may lie / Too low...for contempt too high. Some honour I would have, Not from great deed*, but good alone : Th' unknown are better than ill known : Rumour can ope the grave.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 страница
...this part, which I here fet down (if a very little Bft corrected) I fhould hardly now be much amamed. This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low...for contempt too high. Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; •Th' unknown arc better than ill known : Rumour can ope the grave.... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 290 страница
...part, which I here set down (if a very little were corrected), I should hardly now be much ashamed. This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low...for contempt too high. Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; Th' unknown are better than ill known : Rumour can ope the grave.... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 страница
...part which I here set down (if a very little were corrected), I should hardly now be much ashamed. 9. This only grant me, that my means may lie Too low...for contempt too high. Some honour I would have, Not from great deeds, but good alone ; Th' unknown are better than ill known. Rumour can ope* the grave... | |
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Rumour can ope the grave. Acquaintance I would have, but when 't depends Not on the number, but the choice of friends. 
