 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 364 pages
...world of care, In all my griefs — and God has given ray share — I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down...for pride attends us still — Amidst the swains to snew my book-lcarn'd skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, William Collins, George Gilfillan, Thomas Warton - 1854 - 354 pages
...share — I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me dowu ; To husband out life's taper at the close, .And keep...pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learn'd skill/ 90 Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw... | |
 | Book - 1854 - 496 pages
...given my share — I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay mo down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And...hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to shew my book-learn'd skill ; Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 pages
...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;...pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-leamed skill, 90 Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt and all I saw;... | |
 | G. S. Rousseau - 1995 - 420 pages
...In all my griefs — and God has giv'n my share — I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amid these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out...repose; I still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amid the swains to show my book-leam'd skill, Around my fire an ev'ning group to draw, And tell of... | |
 | Terence Brown - 1996 - 318 pages
...of the distancing strategy that begins much earlier in the poem: I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down;...still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learned skill (85-90). 18 P. Bronte, Cottage Poems (Halifax, 1811). See also Bronteana, The Rev. Patrick Bronte,... | |
 | Terence Brown - 1996 - 318 pages
...distancing strategy that begins much earlier in the poem: 1 still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidsi these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out...close. And keep the flame from wasting by repose, 1 still had hopes, for pride attends us stilL Amidst the swains to show my book-learned skill (85-90).... | |
 | Anne Ferry - 2001 - 318 pages
...the "I" speaks about himself, so that he seems to step out of the traditional, formal role of poet: I still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to shew my book-learned skill, Around my fire an evening groupe to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all... | |
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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 out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from... 
