 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 possessed, in spite of fate, are mine. Not heaven itself...  The American Review of History and Politics, and General Repository of ... - Seite 2081812Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...fhine, The joys I have poflefs'd in fpite of fate are mine. Not heav'n itfelf upon the part has pow'r, But what has been has been, and I have had my hour. DRYDEN. There is certainly no greater happinefs than to be able to look back on a life ufefully and... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 362 Seiten
...rain, or fhine, The joys I have poflefs'd, in fpite of fate are mine, Not Heaven itfelf upon the paft has power; But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. Fortune, IX. Fortune, that, with malicious joy, Does man her flave opprefs, Proud of her office to deftroy,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 Seiten
...fliine, The joys I have poflefs'd in fpite of fate are mine. Not heav'n itfelf upon the paft has pow'r, But what has been has been, and I have had my hour. There is certainly no greater happinefs than to be able to look back on a life ufefully and virtuoufly... | |
 | John Williams - 1793 - 128 Seiten
...rain or ftine. The joys I have poflefs'd, in fpite of Fate, are mine : Not Heaven itfelf upon the part has power, But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. Good Humor had not a more firm adherent in being; his fuavity, like beauty, bore the moft powerful... | |
 | 1801 - 342 Seiten
...fhint!; The joys I have poffefs'd in fpite of fate are mine. Not heav'n itfelf upon the paft has povv'r, But what has been has been, and I have had my hour. DRYDEN. There is certainly no greater happinefs than to be able to look back on a life ufefully and... | |
 | Berquin (M., Arnaud) - 1805 - 294 Seiten
...fliine, " '°ys l have Poffefs'd, in fpite of fate are mine, Not Heav'n itfelf upon the paft has pow'r ; But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. Fortune, that, with malicious joy, Does man her (lave opprefs, Proud of her office to deftroy, Is feldom pleas'd to blefs : Still various and unconflant... | |
 | 1806 - 348 Seiten
...shine, The joys I have possess'd in spite of fate are mine. Not Heav'n itself upon the past has pow'r, But what has been has been, and I have had my hour. DRYOEN. There is certainly no greater happiness than to be able to look back on a life usefully and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 380 Seiten
...shine, The joys I have possess'd in spite of fate are mine. Not Heav'n itself upon the past has pow'r, But what has been has been, and I have had my hour. DRYDEN. There is certainly no greater happiness than to be able to look back on a life usefully and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 496 Seiten
...thy worst^for I have lived to-day: Be fair, or foul, or rain, or shine, The joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine ; Not heaven itself upon...But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. IX. Fortune, that with malicious joy Does man, her slave, oppress, Proud of her office to destroy,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 490 Seiten
...thy worst,.for I have lived to-day : Be fair, or foul, or rain, or shine, The joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine; Not heaven itself upon...But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. IX. Fortune, that with malicious joy Does man, her slave, oppress, Proud of her office to destroy,... | |
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