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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
edited by - 1821 - 807 pages
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Eclectic Magazine, and Monthly Edition of the Living Age, Volume 33

John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1854 - 608 pages
...the same plan. We quote an example of the modern performance for the sake of comparison : — Happy Nx A ~ X Nq / j j#qC aL pX ? rp Q-` ? fx q ...3 T N D VLA+ p ņo N * /Ҩ O+ j v W {՛ EZ6 ( Town Hall* repairs, When, mindful of the nymph whose wanton eye Transfixed his soul and kindled amorous...
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The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, Volume 33

1854 - 598 pages
...the same plan. We quote an example of the modern performance for the sake of comparison : — Happy the man who, void of cares and strife, In silken or...oysters cry'd, nor sighs for cheerful ale, But with bis friends, jphen nightly mists arise, To Juniper's Magpie or Town Hall* repairs, When, mindful of...
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Live and learn: a guide for all who wish to speak and write correctly

Live - 1855 - 168 pages
...or suspend the curiosity, important words may advantageously be placed at the close: thus—" Happy the man, who, void of cares and strife, in silken or in leathern purse retains a splendid shilling." The plain and grammatical order of a sentence being that, which corresponds to the usual mode of expression,...
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A Complete Dictionary of Poetical Quotations: Comprising the Most Excellent ...

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1855 - 610 pages
...arrive, Get riehes first, get wealth. Milton's Paradise Regained. Happy the man, who, void of eares and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains A splendid shilling. Philips's Splendid ShiUing. Mueh learning shows how little mortals know ; Mueh wealth, how little worldlings...
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Englische Dichter: Eine Auswahl englischer Dichtungen mit deutscher Uebersetzung

1856 - 754 pages
...»« Slu/ tern ff, la, la, ta. 227 22S JOHN PHILIPS. Born 1070. f '"X**The splendid Shilling. Happy the man who, void of cares and strife In silken or...pain New oysters cry'd, nor sighs for cheerful ale Hut with his friends, when nightly mists aril To Juniper's Magpie, or Town-Hall, repair! Where, mindful...
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The Yale Literary Magazine, Volumes 22-23

1857 - 834 pages
...sweet peace and contentment for my own soul." op Brokrra anb tl)c Broken. A FINANCIAL ESSAY. " Happy the man, who, void of cares and strife, In silken or in leathern pnree retains A splendid shilling ; he nor hears with pain Xew oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful...
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Works ...

Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 550 pages
..., " J tkiltinf, breeclu*, and dimeras dire. Happy the man, who, void of carea and strife, In lilken or in leathern purse retains A Splendid Shilling :...his friends, when nightly mists arise, To Juniper's Magpye, or Town-hall repairs ; Where, mindful of the nymph, whose wanton eye Translix'd his soul, and...
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Third period - From Dryden to Cowper

George Gilfillan - 1860 - 362 pages
...heavenly Muse ! Things unattempted yet, in prose or rhyme," A Shilling, Breeches, and Chimeras dire. Happy the man who, void of cares and strife, In silken or...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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Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets: Third period

George Gilfillan - 1860 - 362 pages
...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,...nightly mists arise, To Juniper's Magpie or Town-Hall 1 repairs: Where, mindful of the nymph whose wanton eye Transfixed his soul and kindled amorous flames,...
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John Horsleydown; Or The Confessions of a Thief

Thomas Littleton Holt - 1860 - 326 pages
...the note was paid in due form. CHAPTER XXI. THE SILVER ROBBEKY. " Happy the man who, free from care and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains A Splendid Shilling." PHILLIPS. TIIEKE were certain skill salesmen who made a practice of attending every Monday morning...
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