| English poetry - 1809 - 308 páginas
...fly! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; Nor surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring...resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past! Sweet was the sound, when oft... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 páginas
...fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; Nor surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring...resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past. Sweet was the sound, when oft... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 páginas
...learns to fly ! l-'or him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the daug'rous V slepes the way ; And, all his prospects briglit'ning to the last, His heaven commences ere the world... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 páginas
...weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to...friend; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently flopes the way; And all his profpefts bright'ning to the laft, His heaven commences... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 páginas
...learns to fly I For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To...resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects brigbt'ning to the last, His heav'n commences ere the world be past. Sweet was the sound, when oft... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 páginas
...learns to fly I For him no wretches, born to work and weep. Explore the mine, or tempt the clans' rous deep; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To...befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceivM decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the... | |
| Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 páginas
...tempt the dang'rous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from his gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects bright'nkig to the last, His heav'n commences ere the world be past! Sweet was the sound, when oft... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 páginas
...ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptation^ try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep; Nor surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves... | |
| 1814 - 310 páginas
...ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore...befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay. While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects brightening to... | |
| Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 páginas
...K 2 Who rjuits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore...state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on be moves to meet bis latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with... | |
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