Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade; A breath can make them, as a breath has made : But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never... Favourite English poems and poets - Página 318por English poems - 1870 - 672 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 440 páginas
...and wall out its real life and soul — its hardy peasantry. Ill fares the land, to hastn'ing ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay ; Princes...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied. The poet, again personified in the traveller, returns from his... | |
| 1826 - 300 páginas
...accumulates, and men decay ; Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade ; A breath can make them, or a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's...England's griefs began, When every rood of ground mamtain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd,... | |
| 1827 - 152 páginas
...Societies for tfte |loor« DEDICATED TO THOMAS BURCH WESTERN, ESQ. Ill fares the laud, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes...But a bold Peasantry, their Country's pride, When once destroyed^ can never be supplied, GO£DSMITH. COLCHESTER: PRINTED AND SOLD BY SWINBORNE AND WALTER;... | |
| 1828 - 64 páginas
...AUTHOR, WITH AN EARNEST REQUEST THAT THEY WILL HONOUR THEM WITH A DISPASSIONATE PERUSAL. January 1. 1823. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where...pride, When once destroy'd can never be supplied. * * * * Good heavens ! what sorrows gloom'd that parting day, That tore them from their native fields... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 páginas
...unvaried cries. Sunk are thy bowers in shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring ou to abuse your mother, I will. Tony. Ecod, mother,...Hardcastle. There's morality, however, in his reply. [Exit. maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required,... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 páginas
...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes...country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supply'd. time there was, ere England's griefs began, en every rood of ground maintain'd its man ;... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1836 - 150 páginas
...the epoiler'shand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes...England's griefs began, 'When every rood of ground maintain'd its man ; Рог him light Labour spread herwholesome store, Just gave what life rcquir'd,... | |
| Rinse Posthumus - 1836 - 84 páginas
...Livre 3, Harmonie 9. DHUKT TE U1UN.S BU J. OOMKENS, w>> Boekforkeaper , Boek- in Stiendrukker . 1856. Ill fares the land , to hastening ills a prey , Where...But a bold peasantry , their country's pride , When once destroy' d , can never be supplied. Vut O. GOLDSMITHS gedicht , the deserted village. It Franse... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 páginas
...Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may nourish or may fade : A breath can nally equal. This is my opinion, and was once the...a community where all would be equally free. But, maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required,... | |
| Picaroon - 1837 - 958 páginas
...understanding, as pass the broken traces of a dream. CHAPTER X. " 111 fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy 'd, can never be supplied." GOLDSMITH. AMONG the green delights of Hagglestone's garden,... | |
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