...Teach him, that states of native strength possessed, Though very poor, may still be very blessed ; That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the laboured mole away ; While self-dependent power can time defy, As rocks resist the billows and the...

...th' inclement clime ; Aid slighted truth with thy persuasive strain ; Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain ; Teach him, that states of native strength...blest ; That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decays As ocean sweeps the labour'd mole away ; While self-dependent pow'r can time defy, As rocks...

...the lines which he furnished to Goldsmith's "Deserted Village," which are only the last four : — " That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As...sweeps the labour'd mole away : While self-dependent power can time defy, As rocks resist the billows and the sky." Talking of education, " People have...

...the lines which he furnished to Goldsmith's " Deserted Village," which are only the last four : — " That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As...sweeps the labour'd mole away : While self-dependent power can time defy, As rocks resist the billows and the sky." Talking of education, " People have...

...of ground maintained its man;" which is as glaring a falsehood as ever was put upon paper: but < " that states, of native strength possest, Though very poor, may still be very blest ;" and also in the dedication of this poem that he sincerely believed all he had written. That is,...

...Johnson read the poem along some such lines. For here is Johnson's conclusion to The Deserted Village: That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the labour'd mole away; While self dependent power can time defy, As rocks resist the billows and the sky. (lines 427-30) Since Johnson's...

...Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain ; Teach him that states of native strength possest; Tho'very poor, may still be very blest; That trade's proud...sweeps the labour'd mole away; While self-dependent power can rime defy, As rocks resist the billows and the sky.' England is certainly not so inhospitable...

...strain Teach erring man to spum the rage of gain; Teach him that states of native strength possessed, Though very poor, may still be very blest; That trade's...empire hastes to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the laboured mole away; While self-dependent power can time defy, As rocks resist the billows and the sky....

...Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain; Teach him that states of native strength possest, Tho' very poor, may still be very blest; That trade's proud...swift decay, As ocean sweeps the labour'd mole away. (424-8) How odd then, that Gary's poem, incorporating Goldsmith's example, portrays the process of...

...Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain; Teach him, that states of native strength possest, Tho' very poor, may still be very blest; That trade's proud...to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the labour'd mole' 2 away; While self dependent power can time defy, As rocks resist the billows and the sky. 250 30....