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"If solid happiness we prize, Within our breast this jewel lies, And they are fools who roam. The world has nothing to bestow; From our own selves our joys must flow, And that dear hut, our home."
The Fireside. Stanza 3.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
"To be resign'd when ills betide, Patient when favours are deni'd, And pleas'd with favours given,-- Dear Chloe, this is wisdom's part; This is that incense of the heart Whose fragrance smells to heaven."
The Fireside. Stanza 11.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
"Thus hand in hand through life we 'll go; Its checker'd paths of joy and woe With cautious steps we 'll tread."
The Fireside. Stanza 31.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
"Yet still we hug the dear deceit."
Content. Vision iv.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
"Hold the fleet angel fast until he bless thee."
To-morrow.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain