 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 380 pages
...shine, The joys I have possess'd in spite of fate are mine. Not Heav'n itself upon the past has pow'r, But what has been has been, and I have had my hour. DRYDEN. There is certainly no greater happiness than to be able to look back on a life usefully and... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 490 pages
...rain, or shine, The joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine; Not heaven itself upon the past has power, But what has been, has been, and I have...IX. Fortune, that with malicious joy Does man, her slave, oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleased to bless : Still various, and unconstant... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 496 pages
...rain, or shine, The joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine ; Not heaven itself upon the past has power, But what has been, has been, and I have...IX. Fortune, that with malicious joy Does man, her slave, oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleased to bless : Still various, and unconstant... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 308 pages
...rain, or shine, The joys I have possessed, in spite of fate are mine ; Not heaven itself upon the past has power, But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. Fortune, that with malicious joy Does man, her slave, oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 610 pages
...fecure within, can fay, To-morrow do thy worft, for I have liv'4 to-day. Be fair, or foul, or rain, or fhine, , The joys I have poflefs'd, in fpite of...has power; But what has been, has been, and I have bad my hour. IX. Fortune, that with malicious joy, Does man her flave opprefs, Proud of her office... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 394 pages
...shine, The joys I have possess'd in spite of fate are mine. - Not Hqav'n itself upon die past has pow'r. But what has been has been, and I have had my hour. DRYDEW. - There is certainly no greater happiness than to be able to look back on a life usefully and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...shine, The joys I have posscss'd in spite of fate are mine. Not Heav'n itself upon the past has pow'r. But what has been has been, and I have had my hour. DKYDEK. There is certainly no greater happiness than to be able to look back on a life usefully and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 612 pages
...thy worft, for I have liv'd, to-day. Be fair, or foul, or rain, or fbine, The joys I have pofiefs'd, in fpite of fate, are mine. - 70 Not heaven itfelf upon the paft has power ; what has been, has been, and I have had, my hour. IX. fortune, that with malicious... | |
 | 1812 - 588 pages
...or shine, " The joys I have possess'd in spite of fate are mine. " Not heaven itself upon the past has power; "But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour." Fortune, that, with malicious joy, Does man her slave oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom... | |
 | 1816 - 696 pages
...rain, or shine, The joys I have posscss'd in spite of fate are mine. Not Heaven itself upon the past has power ; But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour." There is a remarkable coincidence between the fifth and sixth lines of this fine passage, and the third... | |
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Happy the man - and happy he alone He who can call today his own, He who, secure within, can say 'Tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have... 
