 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 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,...quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 't is hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 290 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...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 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...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... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 234 pages
...; These, all in sweet confusion, sought the shade, And fill'd each pause the nightingale had made. How blest is he who crowns in shades, like these,...and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous duep ; No surly porter stands in haughty state To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he... | |
 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 pages
...blest 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,...try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! la woods and groves the patriarchs retir'd, To worship God, with holy zeal inspir'd ; Oh ! may the... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 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...with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptation try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and... | |
 | 1822 - 550 pages
...friend to life's decline, Still cheer this household with thy peace divine; For blest are they who crown in shades like these A youth of labour with an age of ease; Who quit a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learn to fly. On may ye... | |
 | 1823 - 494 pages
...yourself, and with him exclaim, "0 blest retirement! friend to life's decline, Retreats from vice * How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease." Beware of Pope. He enchants you with his flowing numbers, while he poisons you with his pernicious... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreat from cares, that never must be mine, How bless'd is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of...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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care that never must be mine, {:/ dang'rous deep; No 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... 
