Poems by Goldsmith and ParnellW. Bulmer and Company Shakspeare Printing Office, Cleveland-Row, 1804 - 68 páginas |
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... sway , Defaced by time , and tottering in decay , There , in the ruin , heedless of the dead , The shelter - seeking peasant builds his shed ; And wondering , man could want the larger pile , Exults , and owns his cottage with a smile ...
... sway , Defaced by time , and tottering in decay , There , in the ruin , heedless of the dead , The shelter - seeking peasant builds his shed ; And wondering , man could want the larger pile , Exults , and owns his cottage with a smile ...
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... sway , Fictitious bonds , the bonds of wealth and law , Still gather strength , and force unwilling awe . Hence , all obedience bows to these alone , And talent sinks , and merit weeps unknown ; Till time may come , when , stripp'd of ...
... sway , Fictitious bonds , the bonds of wealth and law , Still gather strength , and force unwilling awe . Hence , all obedience bows to these alone , And talent sinks , and merit weeps unknown ; Till time may come , when , stripp'd of ...
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... sway the mind with double force . Have we not seen , round Britain's peopled shore , Her useful sons exchanged for useless ore ? Seen all her triumphs but destruction haste , Like flaring tapers brightening as they waste ; Seen opulence ...
... sway the mind with double force . Have we not seen , round Britain's peopled shore , Her useful sons exchanged for useless ore ? Seen all her triumphs but destruction haste , Like flaring tapers brightening as they waste ; Seen opulence ...
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... sway , And fools , who came to scoff , remain'd to pray . The service pass'd , around the pious man , With steady zeal , each honest rustick ran ; E'en children followed , with endearing wile , And pluck'd his gown , to share the good ...
... sway , And fools , who came to scoff , remain'd to pray . The service pass'd , around the pious man , With steady zeal , each honest rustick ran ; E'en children followed , with endearing wile , And pluck'd his gown , to share the good ...
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... sway ; Lightly they frolick o'er the vacant mind , Unenvied , unmolested , unconfined . But the long pomp , the midnight masquerade , With all the freaks of wanton wealth array'd , In these , ere triflers half their wish obtain , The ...
... sway ; Lightly they frolick o'er the vacant mind , Unenvied , unmolested , unconfined . But the long pomp , the midnight masquerade , With all the freaks of wanton wealth array'd , In these , ere triflers half their wish obtain , The ...
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Amidst thy bending beneath Bewick bless'd blessings bliss boast bosom breast calm charms cheer Cheshire Cleveland Row climes Clogher crown'd display Dublin e'en Edmund Burke fire flies friends gale Goldsmith guests happiness heart Heaven HERMIT Hoards honour horrours humble Ireland kind kings labour land Lord loveliest luxury mansion master merit mind mirth morn musick native nature's o'er OLIVER GOLDSMITH pain parterre pass'd peasant pleased pleasure poem poet pomp poor praise pride proud PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR Published January reign repose rich rise round Samuel Johnson sculp seem'd shade Shakspeare Printing Office shed shore sinks sire skies smiling solitary sorrow soul splendid splendour spread supplied swain sway SWEET Auburn TETIGIT thine THOMAS PARNELL Thou thy bowers toil truth turn Twas tyrant village virtue wandering wealth wept Westminster Abbey where-e'er wild William Bulmer wish'd wretch YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY youth
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Página 26 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs - and God has given my share I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband our life's taper at the close And keep the flame from wasting by repose.
Página 32 - For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still ; While words of learned length and thundering sound, Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around; And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew.
Página 31 - A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him well, and every truant knew; Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he...
Página 26 - A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintained its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence and health ; And his best riches, ignorance of wealth.
Página 30 - Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began.
Página 38 - Where the dark scorpion gathers death around ; Where at each step the stranger fears to wake The rattling terrors of the vengeful snake ; Where crouching tigers wait their hapless prey. And savage men more murderous still than they; While oft in whirls the mad tornado flies, Mingling the ravaged landscape with the skies.
Página 2 - Where all the ruddy family around Laugh at the jests or pranks that never fail, Or sigh with pity at some mournful tale ; Or press the bashful stranger to his food, And learn the luxury of doing good...
Página 38 - Altama murmurs to their woe. Far different there from all that charm'd before, The various terrors of that horrid shore; Those blazing suns that dart a downward ray, And fiercely shed intolerable day...
Página 36 - Tumultuous grandeur crowds the blazing square, The rattling chariots clash, the torches glare. Sure scenes like these no troubles e'er annoy ! Sure these denote one universal joy ! Are these thy serious thoughts ? — Ah, turn thine eyes Where the poor houseless shivering female lies.
Página 2 - Impell'd, with steps unceasing, to pursue Some fleeting good, that mocks me with the view ; That, like the circle bounding earth and skies, Allures from far, yet, as I follow, flies ; My fortune leads to traverse realms alone, And find no spot of all the world my own.