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 destroy'd, can never... Gleanings from the English poets, Chaucer to Tennyson, with biogr. notices ... - Page 248by English poets - 1862Full view - About this book
| 1820 - 590 pages
...with unmingled »atisfaction. In his deliberate judgment ; "HI fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes...pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied." It is an intelligent, virtuous, free and extensh ipuhition, able by their talents auJ industry to obtain... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain ; No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But choaked with sedges, works its weedy way ; Along thy glades,...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride,. When once destroyed, can never he supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every-rood... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 446 pages
...choak'd with sedges, works its weedy way ; Along thy glades, a solitary guest, The hollow sounding bittern guards its nest ; Amidst thy desert walks...pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 314 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 destroyed, can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When ev'ry rood... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 pages
...to tire each other down ; The swain mistrustiess of his smutted face, While secret laughter titter'd round the place ; The bashful virgin's side-long looks...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... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 296 pages
...round thy bowers their cheerful influence shed, [fled. These were thy charms—but all these charms are Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy...England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her 'wholesome store, Just gave what life required,... | |
| Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 pages
...clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head." " 111 fares the land, to hast'ning hills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes...country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supply'd." " Stern o'er each bosom Reason holds her state, With during aims irregularly great: Pride... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 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...country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintain'd its man... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 pages
...unvaried cries. Sunk are thy bowers in shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring wall ; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's...England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 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...A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When ev'ry rood of ground malntain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store ; Just gave... | |
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