| William Cowper - 1824 - عدد الصفحات: 446
...faculties, severe indeed. 'Tis easy to resign a toilsome place But not to manage leisure with a grace; Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd. The veteran steed, excused his task at length, In kind compassion of his failing strength,... | |
| Alfred Cecil Buckland - 1825 - عدد الصفحات: 398
...he may devour." If indolence were 'a blessing instead of a curse ; if it were untrue, that " A want of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd ; yet there is no situation in life which can confer upon тлп the privilege of idleness.... | |
| 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 440
...indolence. "An idler is a watch that wants both hands, As useless if it goes as when it stands. ss * * * * Absence of occupation is not rest ; A mind quite vacant...immortalized his name, and given him a place among the nighest class of poets. Here his muse kindled into its happiest inspirations, and burst forth into... | |
| William Cowper - 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 264
...faculties, severe indeed. 620 'Tis easy to resign a toilsome place, But not to manage leisure with a grace ; Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd. The vet'ran steed, excus'd his task at length, 625 In kind compassion of his failing strength,... | |
| William Cowper - 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 504
...faculties, severe indeed. 'Tis easy to resign a toilsome place, But not to manage leisure with a grace : Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind- quite vacant is a mind distressed. The veteran steed, excused his task at length, In kind compassion of his failing strength,... | |
| C D. Golland, Mrs. C. D. Haynes Golland - 1827 - عدد الصفحات: 594
...another favourite author of mine — Cowper, who in his couplets on retirement speaks thus : — ' Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distrest. Again he also says that — , ., . .*••". • • An idler is a watch that wants both hands, As... | |
| William Cowper - 1828 - عدد الصفحات: 468
...faculties severe indeed. 'Tis easy to resign a toilsome place, But not to manage leisure with a grace ; Absence of occupation is not rest, . A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd. The yet'ran steed, excus'd his task at length, In kind compassion of his failing strength,... | |
| Ethics - 1828 - عدد الصفحات: 234
...RETIREMENT. [MoNDAY. 'Tis easy to resign a toilsome place, But not to manage leisure with a grace ; Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd. Happy, if full of days — but happier far, If, ere we yet discern life's evening star,... | |
| George Merriam - 1828 - عدد الصفحات: 286
...! God's Angel stayed him ; and he fell Upon his face and wept. LESSON LIX. Retirement. — COWPER. ABSENCE of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd. The vet'ran steed, excus'd his task at length, In kind compassion of his failing strength,... | |
| Richard Reece - 1828 - عدد الصفحات: 604
...evil, they either become the victims of despondency, or the dupes of ignorant and unprincipled pre• "Absence of occupation is not rest; — A mind quite vacant, is a mind distro-t !" tenders to physic, whose sole aim is to enrich themselves at the expense of the follies... | |
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