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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... "
Sunbeams for all seasons; counsels, cautions, and precepts &c - Page 204
by Sunbeams - 1861
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Specimens of the British poets, Volume 2

British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...first he flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return— and die at home at last. For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore...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...
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La Belle Assemblée, Volume 6

1809 - 402 pages
...hist. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, j Retreat from rare, that never must be mine ! How blest is he, who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an ajeofease; Who quits a world where strong temptations And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly...
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The poetical works of Oliver Goldsmith, with the life of the author ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 pages
...eafe; Who quits a world where ftrong temptations try, And, fince 'tis hard to combat, learns to fty ! For him no wretches, born to work and 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...
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Elegant Extracts, Volumes 1-2

Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...Who quits a world whereslrong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! l-'or u daug'rous deep ; N'o surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ;...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...at last. 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 labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to...
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Smart, Wilkie, P. Whitehead, Fawkes, Lovibond, Harte, Langhorne, Goldsmith ...

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...at last. O blest retirement, friend to lire's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these,...try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly I For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No surly...
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The British Plutarch [by T. Mortimer].

Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...YOL. iv. v a Q 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,...try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly. I'or him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'raus deep; No surly...
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Essays, Poems and Plays: With a Preface

Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 pages
...How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A yonth of labonr with an age of ease ; "Who qnits a world where strong temptations try. And, since 'tis...born to work and weep. Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rons deep; No snrly porter stands in gnilty state, To spnrn imploring famine from the gate ; Bnt...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 16

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 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 ease ; Who quite a world where strong temptation? try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly I For him...
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The beauties of the poets: a collection of moral and sacred poetry, compiled ...

Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine! How bless'd is he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of peace! Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly....
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