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 book of celebrated poems - Seite 165von Book - 1854 - 448 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1792 - 112 Seiten
...fpoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land , to haft'ning ills a prey ; , Where wealth accumulates , and men decay...breath can make them, as a breath has made: But a bold peafantry, their country's pride, When once deftroy'd , can never be fupply'd. A time there was , ere... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 Seiten
...thy desert walks the lapwing flies, And tires their echoes with unvaried cries. Sunk are thy bow'rs in shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops...A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When ev'ry rood of ground maintain'd its man; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave... | |
| 1800 - 322 Seiten
...thy desert walks the lapwing flies, And tires their echoes with unvaryM cries. Sunk are thy bow'rs in shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When ev'ry rood... | |
| Thomas Baldwin - 1802 - 68 Seiten
...with unmingled satisfaction. In his deliberate judgment ; « '"Hi fares the land, to hart'ning ills a prey, "Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes...pride, When once destroy *d, can never be supplied.'* It is an intelligent, virtuous, free and extensive population, able by their talents and industry to... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 Seiten
...And trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. / 111 fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth...men decay : Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade ; A breath can make them, as a breath has made : K But a bold peasantry, their country's pride,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 Seiten
...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...England's griefs began, When every rood of ground mainlain'd its man; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 Seiten
...thy desert walks the lapwing flies, And tires their echoes with unvary'd cries. Sunk are thy bow'rs in shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops...men decay ; Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade ; A breath can make them, as a breath has madp : But a bold peasantry, their country's pride,... | |
| 1806 - 330 Seiten
...thy desert walks the lapwing flies, And tires their echoes with unvary'd cries. Sunk are thy bow'rs in shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops...country's pride, When once destroy 'd, can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When ev'ry rood of ground maintain'd its man;... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 Seiten
...spoiler's hand. Far, far away thy children leave the land. 711 feres the land, to hast'ning ills d prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes...country's pride, When once destroy 'd can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintain'd its man;... | |
| English poetry - 1809 - 308 Seiten
...unvary'd cries. Sunk are thy bowers in shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring waD, And trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand....But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When ev'ry rood... | |
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