Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay: Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade — A breath can make them, as a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can... Wisconsin Journal of Education - Page 1331888Full view - About this book
| 1806 - 330 pages
...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ! Princes...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy 'd, can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When ev'ry rood... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...spoiler's hand. Far, far away thy children leave the land. 711 feres the land, to hast'ning ills d prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy 'd can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood... | |
| Esq. John Williams - 1806 - 376 pages
...wealth accumulates, but men decay; " Princes, or Lords, may flourish, or may fade, . " A breath can make them, as a breath has made, " But a bold peasantry, their country's sword, " When once destroy'd can never be restor'd." Goldsmith's Deserted Village, altered by Darwin.... | |
| Robert Southey - 1807 - 502 pages
...scholars, soldiers, kings, unhonour'd, die. Princes and lords may florish, or may fade ; A breath can make them, as a breath has made; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood... | |
| Samuel William Ryley - 1808 - 340 pages
...opinion) savage people : — • .V " Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade — A breath can make them, as a breath has made; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, If once destroy'd, can never be supply'd." t • • • i The iron-worker, thus unexpectedly an* swer'd,... | |
| Arthur Edmondston - 1809 - 398 pages
...ideas of society and luxury, are yet true to the feelings of the heart, and our best associations. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd can never be supplied. But even on the supposition that the tenants have been expelled... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...spoiler's hand, Par, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood... | |
| English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...spoiler's hand. Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When ev'ry rood... | |
| Arthur Edmondston - 1809 - 388 pages
...true to the feelings of the heart, and our best associations. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy 'd can never be supplied. But even on the supposition that the tenants have been expelled... | |
| 1809 - 402 pages
...Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Frinees and Lords may flourish or may fade ; A hrenth can make them as a breath has made: But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once denlroy'd, can never he supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs hc' gan, '•. [man ;... | |
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