 A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintained its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence and health, And his best riches...  Poems - Page 47by Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 216 lehteFull view - About this book
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...Great Western, and a heavy blow has been struck at the sea itself by Brunei and the South Devon. " But times are altered, trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land and dispossess the swain." GOLDSMITH'S Des. Village. The result of all this will be that in a very few years more, the wild article,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 lehte
...maintain'd its man; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more: His best companions, innocence and...his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land and dispossess the swain ; Along the lawn, where scatter'd... | |
 | 1800 - 322 lehte
...maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more. His best companions, innocence and...his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the 4and and dispossess the swain; • Along the lawn, where... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 lehte
...maintain'd its man ; For him light Labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence...his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd : Trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain ; Along the lawn, where... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 lehte
...began, When every rood of ground mainlain'd its man; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more : His...his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain ; Along the lawn, where... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 lehte
...maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence...his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the laud, and dispossess the swain ; Along the lawn, where... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 lehte
...companions, innocence ;m<t health; And his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain; Along the lawn, where scatter'd hamlets rose. Unwieldy wealth, and cunib'rous pomp repose; And every want to luxury ally*d*... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 502 lehte
...began, When every rood of ground maintained its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome storey Just gave what life required, but gave no more : His...his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain ; Along the lawn, where... | |
 | 1809 - 402 lehte
...rood of ground tnaintain'd its Fur him light labour spread her wholesome store ; Just gavewhatlife required, but gave no more: His best companions, innocence...his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd : trade's unfeeling train I -in i. the land, and dispossess the swain ; Along the lawn, were... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 lehte
...maintain'd its man ; For him light labor spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence...his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land and dispossess the swain ; Along the lawn, where scatter'd... | |
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