His best companions, innocence and health, And his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain : Along the lawn, where scatter'd hamlets rose, Unwieldy wealth, and cumbrous... Goldsmith's Miscellaneous Works - Seite 7von Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 127 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 Seiten
...When every rood of ground maintain'd its man ; For him light labour Spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more : His best...hours that plenty bade to bloom, Those calm desires that ask'd but little room, Those healthful sports that graced the peaceful scene Lived in each look,... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 Seiten
...maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence...hours that plenty bade to bloom, Those calm desires that ask'd but little room, Those healthful sports that grac'd the peaceful scene, I-iv'd in each look,... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 296 Seiten
...When every rood of ground maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her 'wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more; His best...where scatter'd hamlets rose, Unwieldy wealth and cumberous pomp repose; And every want to luxury allied, And every pang that folly pays to pride. Those... | |
| Edward Nares - 1823 - 386 Seiten
...gave no more. His best companions, innocence and health, And his best riches, ignorance of wealth. Bat times are alter'd; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the...hours that plenty bade to bloom, Those calm desires that ask'd but little room, Those healthful sports that grac'd the peaceful scene, Liv'd in each look... | |
| Edward Nares - 1824 - 424 Seiten
...maintain'd its man, For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life reqair'd, but gave no more. His best companions, innocence and...hours that plenty bade to bloom, Those calm desires that ask'd but little room. Those healthful sports that grac'd the peaceful scene, Liv'd in each look... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 Seiten
...maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, ally'd, And every pang that folly pays to pride. Those gentle hours that plenty bade to bloom, Those... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 Seiten
...When every rood of ground maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more : His best...hours that plenty bade to bloom, Those calm desires that ask'd but little room, Those healthful sports that graced the peaceful scene, Lived in each look,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 Seiten
...malntain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store ; Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence...rose, Unwieldy wealth and cumb'rous pomp repose ; And ev'ry want to luxury allied, And ev'ry pang that folly pays to pride. Those gentle hours that plenty... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 Seiten
...When every rood of ground maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more : His best...hours that plenty bade to bloom, Those calm desires that asked but little room, Those healthful sports that graced the peaceful scene, Lived in each look,... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 Seiten
...maintain'd its man ; A Whem For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence...and cumb'rous pomp repose : And every want to luxury ally'd, And every pang that folly paj s to pride. Those gentle hours that plenty bade to bloom, Those... | |
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