William Shenstone
William Shenstone
William Shenstonewas an English poet and one of the earliest practitioners of landscape gardening through the development of his estate, The Leasowes...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth18 November 1714
envy people reason
There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people can commend it without envy.
london certain expenses
Nothing is certain in London but expense.
best-friend answers letters
The best time to frame an answer to the letters of a friend, is the moment you receive them. Then the warmth of friendship, and the intelligence received, most forcibly cooperate.
hope men palaces
Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites; for she frequents the poor man's hut, as well as the palace of his superior.
writing thinking people
The world may be divided into people that read, people that write, people that think, and fox-hunters.
distance degrees offensive
Offensive objects, at a proper distance, acquire even a degree of beauty.
want fool honest
Oft has good nature been the fool's defence, And honest meaning gilded want of sense.
art humble cards
To thee, fair Freedom! I retire From flattery, cards, and dice, and din: Nor art thou found in mansions higher Than the low cot, or humble inn.
mean independence desire
Independence may be found in comparative as well as in absolute abundance; I mean where a person contracts his desires within the limits of his fortune.
moving anger world
Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world.
musical lines scripture
The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most frequently recollected and quoted, are those which are felt to be preeminently musical.
life thinking dull
Whoe'er has travell'd life's dull round, Where'er his stages may have been, May sigh to think he still has found The warmest welcome at an inn.
jealousy envy envious
Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.
ice people obscurity
The lowest people are generally the first to find fault with show or equipage; especially that of a person lately emerged from his obscurity. They never once consider that he is breaking the ice for themselves.