 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...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...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 366 pages
...A youth of labour •with an age of eafe; Who quits a world where ftrong temptations try, And lince 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly! For him no wretches , born to work and wejep, Explore the mine , or tempt the dang'rous deep; No furly porter hands in guilty ftate, To fpurn... | |
 | J. T. Barber - 1803 - 436 pages
...: " O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, " Retreat from care, that never must be mine : " How blest is he, who crowns, in shades like these, " A youth of labour wiil) an age of ease !" About four miles above Tintern the rural little village of LANDAGO saluted... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine ; How happy he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour...tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - 1804 - 740 pages
...T, 1804r POETRY ORIGINAL. for the Literary Magazine. THE INVITATION. ADDRESSED TO MR. С SO ....R. How blest is he who crowns in shades like these A...quits a world where strong temptations try, And since he cannot conquer, learns to fly. GOLDSMITH. The glitt'ring pomp of Philadelphia's pride, FROM SchuylkUTs... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...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,...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; J"Jo surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...thefe, A youth of labour with an age of cafe ; Whoquitsaworld where Itrongtemptations try, And, fince 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Kxplore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; No furly porter hands in guilty ftate, To fpum imploring... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pages
...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 labour with an age of peace ! \Vlio quits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...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...born 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... | |
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How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly... 
