A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintain'd its man; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more: His best companions, innocence and health; And his best riches,... The British Poets - Page 301865Full view - About this book
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...man; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more: His best companions, innocence and health ; And his...rose, Unwieldy wealth, and cumbrous pomp repose; And ev'ry want to luxury allied, And ev'ry pang that folly pays to pride. Those gentle hours that plenty... | |
| English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more. His best companions, innocence and health; And his...times are alter'd; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the 4and and dispossess the swain; • Along the lawn, where scatter'd hamlets rose, Unwieldy wealth, and... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...; For him light Labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence and health; And his...wealth and cumbrous pomp repose ; And every want to luxury allied, And every pang that folly pays to pride. Those gentle hours that plenty bade to bloom.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...man; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence and health ; And his...wealth, and cumbrous pomp repose ; And every want to luxury allied, And every pang that folly pays to pride. These gentle hours that plenty bade to bloom,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence and health ; And his...times are alter'd ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the laud, and dispossess the swain ; Along the lawn, where scatter'd hamlets rose, Unwieldy wealth and... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...wholesome store, Just gave what lite rcquir'd, but gave no more: His best companions, innocence ;m<t health; And his best riches, ignorance of wealth....where scatter'd hamlets rose. Unwieldy wealth, and cunib'rous pomp repose; And every want to luxury ally*d* And every pang that tolly pays to pride. Those... | |
| Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more. His best companions, innocence and health ; Aiid his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are...unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain ; 87 Along the lawn, where scatter'd hamlets rose, Unwieldy wealth, and cumb'rous pomp repose ; And... | |
| Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 502 pages
...; For him light labour spread her wholesome storey Just gave what life required, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence and health, And his...where scatter'd hamlets rose, Unwieldy wealth and cumberous pomps repose ; And every want to luxury allied, And every pang that folly pays to pride.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...; For him light labor spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence and health ; And his...wealth, and cumb'rous pomp repose ; And every want to luxury ally'd, And every pang that folly pays to pride. Those gentle hours that plenty bade to bloom,... | |
| English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...man; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence and health ; And his...swain ; Along the lawn where scatter'd hamlets rose, Unvvieldly wealth and cumb'rous pomp repose ; And every want to luxury ally'd, And every pang that... | |
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