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" And schemes of state involve th' uneasy mind ; Faction embroils the world, and every tongue Is mov'd by flattery, or with scandal hung : Friendship, for sylvan shades, the palace flies, Where all must yield to interest's dearer ties ; Each rival Machiavel... "
Illustrations of Human Life - Page 147
by Robert Plumer Ward - 1837
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...brighten d ploughfhares in paternal land, Long in the noily town have been immur'd, Reipir'd its imoke, and all its cares endur'd ; Where news and politics divide mankind, And fchcmcs or fíate involve th' uneafy mind ; F»oion embroils the world ; and ev'ry tongue Is niov'd...
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

English poetry - 1797 - 420 pages
...Nor briphten'd ploughshares in paternal bnd ; iol Long in the noisy Town have been immur'd; Respir'd its smoke, and all its cares endur'd; Where news and...politics divide mankind, And schemes of state involve th' VUK? .sy rauid ; F2ction embroils the world, and ev'ry tongue Is mov'dby flatt'ry, or with scandal...
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Moore. Cawthorne. Collins. Dyer. Shenstone. Mallet. Akenside. Gray ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 512 pages
...brighten'«! ploughshares in paternal £Яв| i Long ¡n the noify town have been immur'o, Refpir'd its fmoke, and all its cares endur'd ; Where news and politics divide mankind, And fchemes of ftate involve th' uneafy mind ; fanion embroils the world ; and every tongue 15 Js mov'd...
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The Poetical Works of John Gay: In Three Volumes. Collated with the Best ...

John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 pages
...Nor brighten'd ploughshares in paternal land; 10 Long in the noisy Town have been immur'd, . Respir'd its smoke, and all its cares endur'd; Where news and...politics divide mankind, And schemes of state involve the' uneasy mind ; Faction embroils the world, and every tongue 15 Is mov'd by flattery, or with scandal...
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The muses' bower, embellished with the beauties of English poetry, Volume 3

English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...hand, Nor brighten'd ploughshares in paternal land, Long in the noisy town have been immur'd, Eespir'd its smoke, and all its cares endur'd; Where news and...mankind, And schemes of state involve th' uneasy mind. VOL. in. E Faction embroils the world; and ev'ry tongue Is raov'd by flattery, or with scandal hung...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 10

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 582 pages
...paternal land, 1,-mg iii the noisy town have been iminur'd, Respir'd its smoke, and all its cares emlur'd; Where news and politics divide mankind, And schemes of state involve th' uneasy mind : Faction embroils the world ; and every tongue Is mov'd by flattery, or with scandal hung : Friendship,...
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 1

John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...Nor brighten'd ploughshares in paternal land, I ,mt.j, in the noisy town have been immur'd, Respir'd 2^] E+ E+ E+ : Faction embroils the world ; and every tongue Is mov'd by flattery, or with scandal hung : Friendship,...
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 4

John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 364 pages
...hand, Nor brighten'd ploughshares in paternal land, Long in the noisy town have been immur'd, Kespir'd its smoke, and all its cares endur'd ; Where news...mankind, And schemes of state involve th' uneasy mind : Faction embroils the world ; and every tongue Is mov'd by flattery, or with scandal hung : • This...
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Gay's Fables and Other Poems: Cotton's Visions in Verse ; Moore's Fables for ...

John Gay - English poetry - 1826 - 376 pages
...hand, Nor brighten'd plough-shares in paternal land, Long in the noisy town have been immur'd, Respir'd its smoke, and all its cares endur'd, Where news and...politics divide mankind, And schemes of state involve the uneasy mind; Faction embroils the world; and every tongue Is mov'd by flattery, or with scandal...
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Fielding; Or, Society: Atticus; Or, The Retired Statesman: and St ..., Volume 2

Robert Plumer Ward - English fiction - 1837 - 204 pages
...paternal land Ijong in the noisy town have been immur'd, Respir'd its smokes, and all its cares cndur'd; Where news and politics divide mankind. And schemes...breathe the official atmosphere so long as I did." I was going to compliment him again upon his philosophy but he denied it to be such; saying, there...
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