 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
 | 1794 - 954 pages
...perfuade Weak men to follow far fatirçuing trade ! The lily peace outfliines the filver [lore, And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the defert btown, To every diilant mart and wealthy town. Full oft we trmpt tl.e land, and oft the fea... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 pages
...ptrfuadc Weak men to follow far fatiguing trade ! The lily peace outfliincs 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 fca :... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1796 - 292 pages
..." Weak men to follow far-fatiguing trade! " The lily peace outfliines the filver ftore, 41 And life is dearer than the golden ore : " Yet money tempts us o'er the defert brown, " To ev'ry diihnt mart, and wealthy town. " Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea;... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...perfuade Weak men to follow far-fatiguing trade ! The lily Peace outftYmes the filver-flore, And lire is dearer than the golden ore: Yet money tempts us o'er the ctefci t brown, To ev'ry diftam mart and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea;... | |
 | William Collins - 1797 - 198 pages
...defert brown, To every diftant mart and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea ; And are we only yet repaid by thee ? Ah ! why was ruin fo attraftive made, Or why fond man fo ealily betray'd ? Why heed we not, while mad we hafte along,... | |
 | 1800 - 322 pages
...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, To ev'ry distant mart and Vvealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the sea ; And arc we only... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 pages
...And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us O'er tiie defert brown, To every diftant mart and Wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea : And are we only yet repaid by thee ? Ah ! why was ruin fo attractive made, Or why fond man fo... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...perfuade ' Weak men to follow far-fatiguing trade ! The lily PEACE outfhines the filver liore, ' And LIFE is dearer than the golden ore: Yet money tempts us o'er the defart brown, To ev'ry difiant mart and wealthy town, l-'ull oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 pages
...perfuade Weak men to follow far fatiguing trade ! The lily peace outlliines the filver ftore, And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the dcfert brown, To every diftant mart and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea :... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 508 pages
...perfuade Weak men to follow far fatiguing trade ! The lily peace outlhines the filver dore, And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the defeit brown, To every diftant mart and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea :... | |
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