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" Happy the man who, void of cares and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains A Splendid Shilling: he nor hears with pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale; But with his friends, when nightly mists arise, To Juniper's Magpie or... "
Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces - Page 209
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Laconics; or, The best words of the best authors [ed. by J. Timbs ..., Volume 3

Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...am contradicted: and in this conflict of opinion and sentiments I find delight.—Johnson. DX. Happy the man, who void of cares and strife, In silken or...repairs: Where mindful of the nymph, whose wanton eye Transfix'd his soul and kindled amorous flames, Chloe or Phillis, he each circling glass Wished her...
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A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art ..., Volume 11

Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 808 pages
...then believe a whole system, upon a presumption that they arc true. Id. Happy the man who void of care and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains A splendid shilling. Philipi'i Splendid Shilling. Did his hapleu passion equal mine, I would refuse the bliss. Smith. Then...
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The Book of Gems: Pomfret to Bloomfield

Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 360 pages
...Traverse loquacious strings, whose solemn notes Provoke to harmless revels. THE SPLENDID SHILLING. HAPPY the man who, void of cares and strife, In silken or...repairs, Where, mindful of the nymph whose wanton eye Transfix'd his soul and kindled amorous flames, Cloe or Phillis, he each circling glass Wisheth her...
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The Book of Gems: Pomfret to Bloomfield

Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 pages
...Traverse loquacious strings, whose solemn notes Provoke to harmless revels. THE SPLENDID SHILLING. HAPPY the man who, void of cares and strife, In silken or...repairs, Where, mindful of the nymph whose wanton eye Transfix'd his soul and kindled amorous flames, Cloe or Phillis, he each circling glass Wisheth her...
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The Book of Gems: Pomfret to Bloomfield

Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 442 pages
...Traverse loquacious strings, whose solemn notes Provoke to harmless revels. THE SPLENDID SHILLING. HAPPY the man who, void of cares and strife, In silken or...with pain New oysters cry'd, nor sighs for cheerful alt- ; But with his friends, when nightly mists arise, To Juniper's Magpie, or Town-Hall, repairs,...
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The Pilgrims of the Thames: In Search of the National

Pierce Egan - 1838 - 418 pages
...very much for its regularity and spirit when I was at school:— ' Happy the man, who void of care and strife, In silken, or in leathern purse retains A splendid shilling.' Likewise JACOB TONSON, the book-seller, (originally a footmanin-livery I believe) but afterwards, the...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Fergusson: With a Memoir of the Author, and ...

Robert Fergusson - 1840 - 56 pages
...hedge us frae that black banditti, The city guard. CAULER OYSTERS. Happy the man, who free from care and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains...splendid shilling. He nor hears with pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale. PHIJ.LIPs. O' a' the waters that can hobble A fishing yole or sa'mon...
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Selections from the British Poets, Volume 1

Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1840 - 374 pages
...breeches, and chimeras dire. HAPPY the man, who, void of cares and strife, In silken or in leather purse retains A splendid shilling : he nor hears with pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale; But with his friends, when nightly mists arise, To Juniper's Magpie...
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Select Works of the British Poets: In a Chronological Series from Ben Jonson ...

John Aikin - 1841 - 840 pages
...Mueo ! Things uuattempted yet, in proeo or rhyme," Л shilling, brocchca, and chúñeme dire. HAPPY leather purse retains A Splendid Shilling : he nor hears wilh pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for...
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Night and Morning: A Novel..., Volume 1

Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1841 - 240 pages
...Philip Morton and Mr. William Oawtrey met once more. CHAPTER II. " Happy the man who, void of care and strife In silken or in leathern purse retains A splendid shilling !"— The Splendid Shilling, " And wherefore should they take or care for thought, The unreasoning...
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