 Schiraz' walls I bent my way !" Cursed be the gold and silver which persuade Weak men to follow far fatiguing trade ! The lily peace outshines the silver store, And life is dearer than the golden ore ; Yet money tempts us o'er the desert brown...  The Poetical Works of William Collins - Page 18by William Collins - 1804 - 144 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1785 - 568 pages
...And life is dearer than the golden ore ; JYet money tempts us o'er the defert brown, To every diftant mart and wealthy town. .Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the feaj And are we only yet repay'd by thee ? Ah ! why was ruin fo attraftive made, ..Or why fond man... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 492 pages
...life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the defert brown, To every diftant mark and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea : And are we only yet repay'd by thee ? Ah ! why was ruin fo attractive made, Or why fond man fo... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 544 pages
...perfuadc Weak men to follow far-fatiguing trade ! * The lilly peace outfhines the filver ftore, And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the defeat brown, To every diftant mark and wealthy town. Futl oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea :... | |
 | 1788 - 404 pages
...perfuade Weak men to follow far-fatiguing trade ! The lilly-peace outmines the filver dore, And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the defart brown, To eVry didant mart and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea . And... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 270 pages
...perfuade Weak men to follow far fatiguing trade ! The lily peace outfhines the filver ftore, And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the defert brown, To every diftant mart and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea :... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...is dearer than the golden ore : • Ytt money tempts us o'er the dclim brown, • To every diftant mart and wealthy town. • Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the lea ; ' And arc we only yet repaid by thee ? ' Ah I why this ruin fo attraftne made? • Or why, fond... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...life is dearer than the golden ore : 4 Yet money tempts us o'er the defart brown, * To ev'ry diftant mart and wealthy town. « Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea ; 4 And are we only yet repaid by thee ? ' Ah ! why this ruin fo attractive made ? 4 Or why, fond... | |
 | Beauties - 1791 - 214 pages
...perfuade Weak men to follow far-fatiguing trade ! The li'y peace outfliines the filvcr ftoie, And Life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the deiart urown, Xo every diftant mart and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea ;... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 272 pages
...' Weak msn to follow far-fatiguing trade ! ' The lily Peace outmines the filver-ftore, « And life is dearer than the golden ore : ' Yet money tempts us o'er the dcfart brown, ' To ev'ry diftant mart and wealthy town. « Full oft we tempt ths land, and oft the... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...perfuade Weak men to follow far fatiguing trade ! The lilly peace outfhines the filver ftore, And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the defert brown, 35 To every diftant mart and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea... | |
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