 Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own : He who, secure within, can say, ' To-morrow, do thy worst, for I have lived to-day : Be fair or foul or rain or shine, The joys I have possess'd, in spite of Fate, are mine.  The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper - Seite 158herausgegeben von - 1810Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | AUGUSTUS BOLTZ - 1872 - 340 Seiten
...the same wisdom is thus inculcated: Enjoy the present smiling hour And pnt it out of Fortune's pow'r: Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own, He who, secure within, can say: To-morrow do thy worst, for I have liv'd to-day. Be fair or foul, or rain or shine, The joys I have... | |
 | How - 1873 - 222 Seiten
...lifts aloft the head, And bears down all before it with impetuous force ; And trunks of trees come rolling down, • Sheep and their folds together drown...into seas are borne ; And rocks are from their old foundation torn ; And woods, made thin with winds, their scattered honours Happy the man, and happy... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1874 - 798 Seiten
...compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man. A Song for St. Cecilia's Day. Line 1 1. Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own : He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow, do thy worst, for I have liv'd to-day. Imitation of Horace. Booh \. Ode 29. Line 65. Not... | |
 | John Daniel Morell - 1874 - 336 Seiten
...Of Nature, with that homely face, And yet with something of a grace, Which love makes for thee ! 9. Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own ! , He who secure within8 can say, To-morrow, do thy worst, for I have lived to-day. DBYDEN. 10. Eternal Hope ! when... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1875 - 890 Seiten
...compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man. A Song for St. Cecilia's Day. Line 1 1 . Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own : He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow, do thy worst, for I have liv'd to-day.* Imitation of Horace. Book i. Ode 29. Line 65. Not... | |
 | Thomas Love Peacock - 1875 - 488 Seiten
...efficiet ; neque Diffinget inf ectumque reddet, Quod fugiens semel hora vexit. HOE. Carm. iii. 29. Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own : He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived to-day. Be storm, or calm, or rain, or shine, The joys I have... | |
 | 1875 - 540 Seiten
...have lived:" that is, I have enjoyed, as they should be enjoyed, the blessings of existence: — " Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own ; He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived to-day." DRYDEN. The man who has lived for beneficent purposes,... | |
 | 1875 - 162 Seiten
...energy, conciseness, and perfect expression of the original, with even more of freedom and fire. " Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own ; He who, secure within, can say, 'To-morrow, do thy worst, for I have lived to-day. Be fair or foul, or rain or shine, The joys I have... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1875 - 794 Seiten
...fears we are surprised With unexpected happiness, the first Degrees of joy are mere astonishment. '43 Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own : He who secure within can say, To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived to-day. DRYDEN. Since we have lost Freedom, wealth, honour,... | |
 | Thomas Love Peacock - 1875 - 488 Seiten
...est efficiet ; neque Diffinget infectumque reddet, Quod fugiens semel hora vexit. HOK. Carm. iii. 29. Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own : He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow do thy worst. for I have lived to-day. Be storm, or calm, or rain, or shine, The joys I have... | |
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