 | 1875 - 162 ページ
...energy, conciseness, and perfect expression of the original, with even more of freedom and fire. " Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own ; He who, secure within, can say, 'To-morrow, do thy worst, for I have lived to-day. Be fair or foul, or rain... | |
 | 1875 - 540 ページ
...have lived:" that is, I have enjoyed, as they should be enjoyed, the blessings of existence: — " Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own ; He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived to-day." DRYDEN. The man who has lived... | |
 | 1876 - 590 ページ
...believer in the advice of his countryman, Dryden, concerning the " enjoyment of the present hour." "Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own, He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived to-day. Be fair, or foul, or rain... | |
 | David Armstrong - 1989 - 196 ページ
...stream, Is sometimes high, and sometimes low, A quiet ebb, or a tempestuous flow, And always in extreme. Happy the man, and happy he alone, He, who can call today his own; He who, secure within, can say, "To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived today; Be fair or foul, or rain,... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1993 - 1214 ページ
...rare. GKCHESTERTON (1874-1 936), Brilish author. A Miscellany of Alen, "The Contented Man- (1912). 5 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 lived today. JOHN DRYDEN (1631-1700). English... | |
 | Helen Bevington - 1996 - 232 ページ
...laughter over tears, advocating "Short views, for God's sake, short views." Horace denned a happy man: 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 lived today. Be fair, or foul, or rain, or... | |
 | David Ogilvy - 1997 - 218 ページ
...have spared you such revelations. 169 Horace wrote my epitaph, and Dryden translated it into English: Happy the man, and happy he alone, He, who can call to-day his own: He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived to-day. 170 FAVORITE WORDS I am fascinated... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1997 - 666 ページ
...world! ROBERT BROWNING, (1812-1889) British poet. Pippa Passes, pt. 1, "Morning" (1841). Pippa's song. 3 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 lived today. JOHN DRYDEN, (1631-1700) British... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - 686 ページ
...dead shall live, the living die, And Music shall untune the sky. 3070 (translation of Horace: Odes) Happy the man, and happy he alone, He, who can call to-day his own: He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived to-day. 3071 (translatlon of Juvenal:... | |
 | Richard Webster - 1999 - 172 ページ
...integrity, we will be happy, successful, and lead worthwhile lives. 10 Fortunate and Unfortunate Directions 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 lived today. — John Drydens translation... | |
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Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own: He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow, do thy worst, for I have lived to-day. 
