 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...fhine, The joys I have poflefs'd in fpite of fate are mine. Not heav'n itfelf upon the part has pow'r, But what has been has been, and I have had my hour. DRYDEN. There is certainly no greater happinefs than to be able to look back on a life ufefully and... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 362 ページ
...rain, or fhine, The joys I have poflefs'd, in fpite of fate are mine, Not Heaven itfelf upon the paft has power; But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. Fortune, IX. Fortune, that, with malicious joy, Does man her flave opprefs, Proud of her office to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 ページ
...fliine, The joys I have poflefs'd in fpite of fate are mine. Not heav'n itfelf upon the paft has pow'r, But what has been has been, and I have had my hour. There is certainly no greater happinefs than to be able to look back on a life ufefully and virtuoufly... | |
 | John Williams - 1793 - 128 ページ
...rain or ftine. The joys I have poflefs'd, in fpite of Fate, are mine : Not Heaven itfelf upon the part has power, But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. Good Humor had not a more firm adherent in being; his fuavity, like beauty, bore the moft powerful... | |
 | 1801 - 342 ページ
...fhint!; The joys I have poffefs'd in fpite of fate are mine. Not heav'n itfelf upon the paft has povv'r, But what has been has been, and I have had my hour. DRYDEN. There is certainly no greater happinefs than to be able to look back on a life ufefully and... | |
 | Berquin (M., Arnaud) - 1805 - 294 ページ
...fliine, " '°ys l have Poffefs'd, in fpite of fate are mine, Not Heav'n itfelf upon the paft has pow'r ; But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. Fortune, that, with malicious joy, Does man her (lave opprefs, Proud of her office to deftroy, Is feldom... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 380 ページ
...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... | |
 | 1806 - 348 ページ
...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. DRYOEN. There is certainly no greater happiness than to be able to look back on a life usefully and... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 308 ページ
...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, or...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 ページ
...To-morrow do thy worst, for I have liv'd toBe fair, or foul, or rain, 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 1 have had my boon Fortune, that, with malicious joy, Does man her slave oppress, Proud of her office... | |
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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 lived today: Be fair or foul or rain or shine, The joys I have possessed in spite of Fate are mine: Not Heaven itself... 
