 Give me leave To enjoy myself : that place that does contain My books, the best companions, is to me A glorious court, where hourly I converse With the old sages and philosophers ; And sometimes, for variety, I confer With kings and emperors, and weigh...  The Indicator - Seite 11herausgegeben von - 1820Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Hone - 1838 - 890 Seiten
...Contain my books, the best companion!, is To me a glorious court, when hourly I Convent with the old sages and philosophers; And sometimes for variety,...account ; and in my fancy. Deface their ill-placed statue*. Can I then Part with sach constant pleasures, to embrace Uncertain vanities ? No : be it your... | |
 | 1850 - 464 Seiten
...familiarity, in the spirit certainly, if not in the words, of brave John Fletcher — " Sir, give me leave Part with such constant pleasures to embrace Uncertain vanities ? No, be it your care To augment your beap of wealth ; it shall be mine To increase in knowledge. — Lights, there, for my study !"... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, Timothy Flint, John Holmes Agnew - 1840 - 566 Seiten
...contain My books, the best companions, is to me A glorinus court, where hourly I converse With the old sages and philosophers; And sometimes, for variety, I confer With kings and cmpernre, and weigh their counsels, Calling their victories, if unjustly got, Unto a strict account,... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1840 - 754 Seiten
...contain My books, the best companions, is to me A glorious court, where hourly I converse With the old sages and philosophers ; And sometimes, for variety,...I confer With kings and emperors, and weigh their connCalling their victories, if unjustly got, [gels ; Unto a strict account, and, in my fancy, Deface... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1840 - 558 Seiten
...hourly I converse With the old sagos and philosophers; And sometimes, for variety, I coufer With kin<r?i and emperors, and weigh their counsels, Calling their victories, if unjustly got, Unto u .»trict account, inu! in ID v fancy, Deftic« thcirill-placrd statues.' ' RECOLLECTIONS OF GOOD... | |
 | William Hone - 1841 - 894 Seiten
...companions, is To me a glorious court, where hourly I Converse with the old sages and philosophera; And sometimes for variety, I confer With kings and emperors, and weigh their counselt ; Calling their victories, if unjustly got, Unto a strict account ; and in my fancy. Deface... | |
 | Charles Henry Timperley - 1845 - 234 Seiten
...Contain my books, the best companions, is To me a glorious court, where hourly I Converse with the old sages and philosophers ; And sometimes for variety,...in my fancy, Deface their ill-placed statues. Can 1 then Part with such constant pleasures, to embrace Uncertain vanities ? No ; be it your care To augment... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 540 Seiten
...Coctain my books, the best companions, is To me a glorious court, where hourly I Converse with the old sages and philosophers ; And sometimes for variety I confer With kings and emperai, and weigh their counsels; Calling their victories, if unjustly got, Unto a strict account... | |
 | Freeman Hunt, Thomas Prentice Kettell, William Buck Dana - 1856 - 844 Seiten
...me a glorious court, where hourly I Converge with the old sages and philosophers. Can I, then, Fart with such constant pleasures to embrace Uncertain...wealth; it shall be mine To increase in knowledge." Go to-morrow into one of our stately warehouses, and by a vast majority you will find those who choose... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 580 Seiten
...books— the best companions — is To me a glorious court, where hourly I Converse with the old sages aud philosophers ; And sometimes, for variety, I confer...counsels, Calling their victories, if unjustly got, Vnto a strict account ; and, in my fancy, Deface their ill-placed statues. FLETCHER. MEMORY. So have... | |
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