| George Croly - 1849 - 416 Seiten
...O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreat from care, that never must be mine. How happy he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour...combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born te work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty... | |
| Washington Irving - 1849 - 416 Seiten
...from care, that never must be mine, How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong...hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, bor n to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; Nor surly porter stands, in... | |
| Thomas Wallace - 1849 - 142 Seiten
...families 105 CHAPTER I. THE KESIDENCE OF THE FAMILY. " O blest Retirement, friend to life's decline; How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ! " GOLDSMITH. MANY years have winged their noiseless but rapid flight, since we were acquainted with... | |
| Washington Irving - 1849 - 1154 Seiten
...must be mine, How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labor with an age of case ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly 1 For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; Nor surly... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 446 Seiten
...retirement ! friend to life's decline, How blessed is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 't is hard to combat, learns to fly ! 5 For him no wretches, bom to work and weep, Explore the mine,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1850 - 558 Seiten
...Here to return — and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to... | |
| Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 Seiten
...from care, that never must be mine, How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong...try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! ' OLIVER GOLDSMITH. For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous... | |
| Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 Seiten
...with a dream of rural quiet and seclusion : Oh bless'd retirement ! friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to... | |
| Washington Irving - 1851 - 402 Seiten
...dream of rural quiet and seclusion : , • Oh bless'd retirement ! friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to... | |
| Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 Seiten
...Here to return — and die at home at last. O blest retirement ! friend to life's decline, Retreat from care, that never must be mine ! How blest is...quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 't is hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine,... | |
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