 | John Huddlestone Wynne - 1807 - 744 Seiten
...pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all the -freaks of wanton wealth array'd ; In these, ere triflers half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens...decoy, • The heart distrusting, asks if this be joy? GOLDSMITH. I felt seriously improved by my evening's ramble, and concluded it by repeating the following... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 Seiten
...pompj the midnight masquerade, With all the freaks of wanton wealth array'd, In these, ere triflers half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens...decoy, The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy? Ye friends to truth, ye statesmen, who survey The rich man's joys increase, the poor's decay, 'Tis... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 Seiten
...pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all the freaks of wanton wealth array'd, In these, ere triflers half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens...decoy, The heart distrusting asks, if this be joy ? Ye friends to truth, ye statesmen who survey The rich man's joys increase, the poor's decay, 'Tis... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 Seiten
...pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all the freaks of wanton wealth array'd, In these, ere triflers half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens...brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks, can this be joy ? Ye friends to truth, ye statesmen, who survey The rich man's joys increase, the poor's... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 Seiten
...pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all the freaks of wanton wealth array'd, In these, ere triflers half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens...decoy, The heart distrusting asks, if this be joy ? Ye friends to truth, ye statesmen, who survey The rich man's joys increase, the poor's decay, JTis... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 Seiten
...array'd, In these, ere trifters half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ; And, even while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks, if this be joy ? Ye friends to truth, ye statesmen who survey The rich man's joys increase, the poor's decay, Tis... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 Seiten
...array'd, In these, ere trifles half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ; And, ev'n, while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks, if this be joy ? Ye friends to truth, ye statesmen who survey The rich man's joys increase, the poor's decay, 'Tis... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 Seiten
...In these, ere t filters half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ; And, even while fashion's brightest arts decoy. The heart distrusting asks, if this be joy ? Ye friends to truth, ye statesmen who surrey The rich man's joys increase, the poor's decay, Tis... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 Seiten
...pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all the freaks of wanton wealth array'd, In these, ere triflers half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens...decoy, The heart distrusting asks, if this be joy? Ye friends to truth, ye statesmen, who survey The rich man's joys increase, the poor's decay, Tisyours... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 Seiten
...pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all the freaks of wanton wealth array'd, In these, eretriflers half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens...into pain ; And, e'en while fashion's brightest arts decay, The heart distrusting asks, if this be joy ? Ye friends to truth, ye statesmen, who survey The... | |
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Tis yours to judge how wide the limits stand Between a splendid and a happy land. Proud swells the tide with loads of freighted ore, And shouting Folly hails them from her shore... 
