 Which others often show for pride, / value for their power to please, And selfish churls deride ; — One Stradivarius, I confess, Two Meerschaums, I would fain possess. Wealth's wasteful tricks I will not learn, Nor ape the glittering upstart fool ;...  Wisconsin Journal of Education - Стр. 1811897Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | James Thomas Fields - 1884 - Страниц: 988
...One Stradivorius, I confess, Two Meerschaums, I would fain possess. Wealth's wasteful tricks I will not learn, Nor ape the glittering upstart fool ; —...chair. Thus humble let me live and die, Nor long for Midns' golden touch ; If Heaven more generous gifts deny, I shall not miss them much,-~ Too grateful... | |
 | Loomis Joseph Campbell - 1884 - Страниц: 442
...Stradivarius, I confess, Two meerschaums, I would fain possess. 8. Wealth's wasteful tricks I will not learn, Nor ape the glittering upstart fool; —...its double share,— I ask but one recumbent chair. 9. Thus humble let me live and die, Nor long for Midas' golden touch; If Heaven more generous gifts... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley - 1884 - Страниц: 460
...wrinkled skins on scalded milk. Wealth" s wasteful tricks I will not learn, Nor ape the glitt' ring upstart fool ; Shall not carved tables serve my turn,...all must be of buhl ? Give grasping pomp its double care, — I ask but one recumbent chair. Thus humble let me live and die, Nor long for Midas' golden... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley - 1884 - Страниц: 458
...wrinkled skins on scalded milk. Wealth's wasteful tricks I will not learn, Nor ape the glitt' ring upstart fool ; Shall not carved tables serve my turn,...all must be of buhl ? Give grasping pomp its double cаrе, — I ask but one recumbent chair. Thus humble let me live and die, Nor long for Midas' golden... | |
 | George Boyle - 1886 - Страниц: 318
...marrowy crapes of China silk, Like wrinkled skins on scalded milk. Wealth's wasteful tricks I will not learn, Nor ape the glittering upstart fool; Shall...not carved tables serve my turn. But all must be of buhl?3) Give grasping pomp its double care, — I ask but one recumbent chair. Thus humble let me live... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1887 - Страниц: 596
...One Stradivarins, I confess, Two Meerschaums, l would fain possess. Wealth's wasteful tricks I will not learn Nor ape the glittering upstart fool ; —...the blessing lent Of simple tastes and mind content I /ESTIVATION AN UNPUBLISHED POEM, BY MY LATE LATIN TUTOR. IN candent ire the solar splendor flames... | |
 | 1887 - Страниц: 428
...recumbent chair Thus humble let me live and die, Nor long for Midas' golden touch ; If Heaven more gen'rous gifts deny, I shall not miss them much— Too grateful...the blessing lent Of simple tastes and mind content 1 230 231 THE VAPOUR BATH. [From " More Happy Thoughts." By FC BURNASD.] M! Г R CASPAR has just called... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1887 - Страниц: 410
...tables serve my turn, To care for such unfruitful things ; — One good-sized diamond in a pin, — But all must be of buhl ? Give grasping pomp its double share, — I ask but one recumbent chair. Some, not so large, in rings, — A ruby, and a pearl, or so, Thus humble let me live and die, "Will... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1889 - Страниц: 254
...One Stradivarius, I confess, Two Meerschaums, I would fain possess. Wealth's wasteful tricks I will not learn, Nor ape the glittering upstart fool ; — Shall not carved tables serve ray torn, But all must be of buhl ? Give grasping pomp its double share, — I ask but one recumbent... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1890 - Страниц: 438
...the glittering upstart fool j — Shall not carved tables serve my turn, But all must be of buhl 1 Give grasping pomp its double share, — I ask but...the blessing lent Of simple tastes and mind content ! MY LAST WALK WITH THE SCHOOLMISTRESS. (A Parenthesis.) I can't say just how many walks she and I... | |
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