 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 never...  American Presbyterian Review - Page 193redigeeritud poolt - 1871Full view - About this book
 | Sir John Carr - 1805 - 320 lehte
...no oppression : Princes and Lords may flourish or may fade, A breath can make them, as a breatk hath made ; But a bold Peasantry, their Country's pride, When once destroy'd can never be supply'd. The hospitality of the numerous and highly respectable family of the De Conincks, the principal... | |
 | 1806 - 330 lehte
...trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates,...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...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,...pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintained its man ; For him... | |
 | 1807 - 772 lehte
..." Princes and peers may flourish or may fade, A breath can make then, as я breath has made ; Eat a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied :" he says — The sentiment is false, for it would be still more difficult to re-establish a peerage... | |
 | Samuel William Ryley - 1808 - 340 lehte
...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 - 388 lehte
...society. and luxury, are yet true to the feelings of the heart, and our best associations. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates,...pride, When once destroy'd can never be supplied. But even on the supposition that the tenants have been expelled from their farms, it is not at all... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 lehte
...trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Par, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates,...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 lehte
...trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand. Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates,...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 of ground maintain'd his man;... | |
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