tis hard to combat, learns to fly! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate... Poetical Works - Page 29by Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 72 lehteFull view - About this book
| Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 lehte
...an age of ease ; K 2 Who rjuits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work...state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on be moves to meet bis latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1874 - 608 lehte
...the benevolent heart that in the " Deserted Village " foreshadowed these gtnuine "latter days :" " But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around...befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived demy, While resignation gently slopes the way ; 1 Isaiah xlL 19. And all his prospects... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 640 lehte
...autumn, show each year the consolations that compose and satisfy a quiet, faithful, sweet old age. " For on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around...befriending Virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While Resignation gently slopes the way ; And all his prospects brightening to the... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 lehte
...with an age of eafe ; Who quits a world where ftrong temptations try, And, lince 'tis bard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep., Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; • No furly porter flands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 lehte
...with an age of ease; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'roua deep; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ;... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 lehte
...with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to comhat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; Ko surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn Imploring famine from the gate ;... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 lehte
...with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ;... | |
| John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1817 - 882 lehte
...life's flame from wasting by repose. Thus, to proceed in the language of the Poet, he prepares himself to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending Virtue's friend, Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way, And all bis prospects brightening to the... | |
| 1842 - 850 lehte
...comfort, and the wife and children. And what a contrast in the subject underneath, by CW Cope, the " Surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate." We remember Mr Coze's " Union House," exhibited last year, and acknowledge his hand here. It is a surly... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 lehte
...with an age of ease; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly! For him no wretches, born to work and...end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend— Bends to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And all his prospects... | |
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