 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But...to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be pass'd ! Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...weep, Kxplore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; No furly porter hands in guilty ftate, To fpum imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to...befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently (lopes the way ; And, all his profpefts bright 'ning to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...dang'rous deep ; J"Jo surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; Put on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around...befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate; But...befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects bright'uing to the... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pages
...tempt the dang'rous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from his gate; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...befriending virtue's friend : Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; Nor surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate; But...befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring Famine from the gate ; But...befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, 'While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects bright'oing to... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the daug'rous deep ; N'o surly porter stands in guilty unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slepes the way ; And, all his prospects briglit'ning to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...to work and weep Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; Nor surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But...befriending Virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects bright'ning to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 pages
...weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to...befriending virtue's friend; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently flopes the way; And all his profpefts bright'ning to the... | |
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Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep... 
