 Alas ! the joys that fortune brings Are trifling, and decay ; And those who prize the paltry things, More trifling still than they. " And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, But leaves the...  The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale - Page 36by Oliver Goldsmith - 1808 - 196 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1741 - 832 pages
...trifling (till than they. " And what is friendlhip but a name, " Acbarm that lulls to flcep; '• A lhade that follows wealth or fame, " But leaves the wretch to weep ? " And love is ftill an emptier found, " The haughty fair one's jeft : '' On earth unfeen, or only found " To warm... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1767 - 632 pages
...trifling Hill than they. " And what is friendmip but a name, " A charm that lulls to Deep ; " A fliade that follows wealth or fame, *' But leaves the wretch to weep ? " And love is ftill аи emptier fou hd, 't The haughty fair one's jeft : " On earth unfeen, or only found " Te warm... | |
 | Samuel Derrick - English literature - 1769 - 196 pages
...trifling Mill than they. " And what is friendfhip but a name, " A charm that lulls to ilecp, " A fhade that follows wealth or fame^ " But leaves the wretch to weep ? " And love is ftill an emptier found, " The modern fair one's jeft, " On earth unfeen, or only found " To warm the... | |
 | English poetry - 1770 - 268 pages
...trifling ftill than they. Say, what is friendfhip ? but a name, A charm that lulls to fleep ; A fha^e that follows wealth or fame, But leaves the wretch to weep. And what is love ? an empty found, The modern fair one's jeft ; On earth unfeen, or only found To warm... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1787 - 726 pages
...trifling ftill than they. And what is friendfhip but a name, A charm that lulls to fleep ; A (hade that follows wealth or fame. But leaves the wretch to weep. And love is Mill an emptier found The modern fair ones jcft, On earth unfeen, or only found To warm the turtles... | |
 | Children's poetry, English - 1780 - 226 pages
...trifling ftill than they. " And what is friendfhip but a name, " A charm that lulls to fleep; " A fhade that follows wealth or fame, •.' >! " But leaves the wretch to weep ? " And love is ftill an emptier found, " The modern fair one's jeft, ' " On earth unfeen, or only found " To warm... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...trifling ftill than they. " And what is friendfhip but a name, " A charm that lulls to fleep ; " A made that follows wealth or fame, " But leaves the wretch to weep ? " And love is ftill an emptier found, " The haughty fair one's jeft : " On earth unfeen, or only found " To warm... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 252 pages
...trifling ftill than they. ' And what is friendfhip but a name, ' A charm that lulls to fleep ; ' A fliade that follows wealth or fame, ' But leaves the wretch to weep ? ' And love is ftill an emptier found, ' The modern fair-one's jeft : ' On earth unfeen, or only found ' To warm the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1799 - 214 pages
...More trifling still than they. « And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, But leaves the...weep '. « And love is still an emptier sound. The haughty fair one's jest : On earth unseen, or only found To warm the turtle's nest. « For shame, fond... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep; A shade that follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep ? " And love is still an emptier sound, The modern fair-one's jest: On earth unseen, or only found To warm the turtle's nest. " For shame, fond youth,... | |
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