 Yon house, erected on the rising ground, With tempting aspect drew me from my road ; For plenty there a residence has found, And grandeur a magnificent abode. Hard is the fate of the...  The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 8441791Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1771
...tears. Yon houfe, created on the rifmg ground, With tempting afpecl drew me from my road, For plenty there a refidence has found, And grandeur a magnificent abode. (Hard is the Fate of the infirm and poor !) H:re craving for a morfel of their bread, A paraper'd menial forc'd me from the door, To feek a... | |
 | G. Pearch - English poetry - 1775
...erefted on the rifing ground, With tempting afpeft drew me from my road, For plenty there a refidence hat found, And grandeur a magnificent abode. (Hard is the fate of the infirm and poor !) Here craving for a morfel of their bread, A pamper'd menial forc'd me from the door, To feek a fhelter in... | |
 | Children's poetry, English - 1780 - 204 pages
...tears. 'Yon houfe, erected on the riling ground, With tempting afpefl drew me from my road. For plenty there a refidence has found, And grandeur a magnificent...abode. (Hard is the fate of the infirm and poor!) Here craving for amorfel of their bread, A pamper'd menial forc'd me from the door $ To feek a fhelter in... | |
 | Thomas Percival - 1781
...tears. Yon houfe, creeled on the rifingground, With tempting afpect drew me from my road ; For Plenty there a refidence has found, And Grandeur a magnificent...abode. Hard is the fate of the infirm and poor! Here, as I crav'da morfel of their bread, A pamper'd menial drove me from the door, To feek a fhcker in an... | |
 | G. Pearch, Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1783
...7 Yon houfe, erofted on the rifing ground, With tempting afpecT: drew me from my road ; For plenty there a refidence has found, And grandeur a magnificent abode, (Hard is the fate of the infirm and poor f) Here craving for a morfel of their bread, A pamper'd menial forc'd me from the door. To feek a iheltcr... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 405 pages
...tears. Yon houfe, erefted on the rifing ground, With tempting afpeft drew me from my road ; For Plenty there a refidence has found, And Grandeur a magnificent...abode. Hard is the fate of the infirm and poor ! Here, as I crav'da morfel of their bread, A pamper'd menial drove me from the door To feek a fhcker in an... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785
...rifing ground, With tempting afpect drew rne from my road; For Plenty there a refidence has-/ound, And Grandeur a magnificent abode. Hard is the fate of the infirm and poor f * Here, as I crav'da morfel of their bread, A pamper'd menial drove me from the door To leek a fbelter... | |
 | American literature - 1787 - 198 pages
...tears. Yon houfe erefted on the rifing ground, With tempting afpeft drew me from the road, For plenty there a refidence has found, And grandeur a magnificent abode. Hard is the cafe of the infirm and poor, There begging for a morfel of their bread, A pamper'd menial thruft me... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791
...tears. Yon houfe, crcned on the rifing ground, With tempting alpeu drew me from my road ; For Plenty there a refidence has found, And Grandeur a magnificent...abode. Hard is the fate of the infirm and poor ' Here, as I crav'da mortel of their broad, A pamper'd menial drove me from the door To feck a flielter in... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791
...tears. Yon houfe, erected on the rifing ground, With tempting afpect diew me 1'rom my road j For Plenty >C- I Were, as I crav'da morfcl of their bread, A pamper'd menial drove me from the door To feck a fheltcr... | |
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