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" Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade ; A breath can make them as a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never... "
The Kilmarnock mirror, and literary gleaner - Page 70
1820
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The Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review, Volume 1

1820 - 562 pages
...agricultural part of the community — that " Princes and Lords may flourish, or may fade ; A breath can make them, as a breath has made : But a bold peasantry,...pride, . When once destroy'd, can never be supplied." \/ ' So say I of the higher ranks of that same portion of the com' munity — the unpaid magistracy...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 22

English literature - 1820 - 612 pages
...agricultural part of the community — that " Princes and Lords may flourish, or may fade; A breath can make them as a breath has made : But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once drstroy'd can never be supplied." * So say I of the higher ninks of that same portion of the community...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 446 pages
...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes...pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His...
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 9

John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 314 pages
...trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates,...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When ev'ry rood...
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Poems

Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey ; Where wealth accumulates, and men decay Princes...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride,. When once destroyed, can never he supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every-rood...
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The British Poets: Including Translations ...

British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 296 pages
...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay; Princes...destroy'd, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread...
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The Traveller, the Deserted Village, and Other Poems

Oliver Goldsmith - Bible - 1822 - 194 pages
...spoiler's hand,, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy 'd, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors, Volume 30

Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 428 pages
...spoiler's hand, 1-ar, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes and lords may flourish, or may Iade ; A breath can make them, as a breath has made : Hut a bold peasantry, their country's pride,...
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The Bardiad: A Poem ; in Two Cantos

Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 pages
...clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head." " 111 fares the land, to hast'ning hills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes...country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supply'd." " Stern o'er each bosom Reason holds her state, With during aims irregularly great: Pride...
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Heraldic Anomalies: Or Rank Confusion in Our Orders of Precedence ..., Volume 2

Edward Nares - Heraldry - 1823 - 386 pages
...Where wealth accumulates and men decay ;. Princes and Lords njay flourish or may fade . A breath can make them as a breath has made : But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'<! can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood...
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