But verging to decline, its splendours rise, Its vistas strike, its palaces surprise ; While, scourged by famine from the smiling land, The mournful peasant leads his humble band ; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms — a... Goldsmith's Miscellaneous Works - Seite 8von Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 127 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 Seiten
...array'd, tut verging to decline, its splendours rise, ta vistas strike, its palaces surprise ; AThile, scourged by famine from the smiling land The mournful...and a grave. Where then, ah ! where shall poverty residei Гo 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride? f to some common's fenceless limit.s stray'd,... | |
| Samuel Richard Bosanquet - 1843 - 452 Seiten
...luxury betrayed, In nature's simplest charms at first arrayed ; But verging to decline, its splendors rise, Its vistas strike, its palaces surprise ; While...save, The country blooms — a garden, and a grave. " Ye friends to truth, ye statesmen who survey The rich man's joys increase, the poor's decay, "fis... | |
| 1845 - 614 Seiten
...luxury betrayed ; In Nature's simplest charms at first arrayed ; But verging to decline, its splendors & Allen strayed, He drives his flock to pick the scanty blade, fhose fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 290 Seiten
...luxury betrayed, In nature's simplest charms at first arrayed ; But, verging to decline, its splendors rise, Its vistas strike, its palaces surprise ; While,...grave. Where then, ah where, shall poverty reside, To escape the pressure of contiguous pride ? If to the city sped — what waits him there 1 To see profusion... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 Seiten
...splendours rise, Its vistas strike, its palaces surprise ; While, scourged by famine from the smiling laaj fear or friendship: the people we are among are too...sceptic, "ae I am to spend my time here, if I am to stmy'd, He drives his flock to pick the scanty blade, Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide,... | |
| George Croly - 1849 - 416 Seiten
...to decline, its splendours rise, Its vistas strike, its palaces surprise ; While, scourged by famme, from the smiling land The mournful peasant leads his...reside, To 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride 1 If to some common's fenceless limits strayed, He drives his flock to pick the scanty blade, Those... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 Seiten
...betrayed, In nature's simplest charms at first arrayed ; 25 But, verging to decline, its splendors rise, Its vistas strike, its palaces surprise ; While,...band; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, 30 The country blooms — a garden and a grave. Where, then, ah ! where shall Poverty reside, To escape... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1850 - 558 Seiten
...But verging to decline, its splendors rise, Its vistas strike, its palaces surprise ; While, scourg'd by famine from the smiling land, The mournful peasant...reside, To 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride 1 If to some common's fenceless limits stray'd, He drives his flock to pick the scanty blade, Those... | |
| George Croly - 1850 - 442 Seiten
...rise, Its vistas strike, its palaces surprise ; While, -scourged by famine, from the smiling Ianil The mournful peasant leads his humble band : And while...reside, To 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride 1 If to some common's fenceless limits strayed, He drives his flock to pick the scanty blade, Those... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 476 Seiten
...But when those charms are past — for charms are frail— When time advances, and when lovers fail, She then shines forth, solicitous to bless. In all...stray'd, He drives his flock to pick the scanty blade, Tho-ie fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide, And e'en the bare-worn common is denied. .-.' If... | |
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