Now sinks at last, or feebly mans the soul; While low delights, succeeding fast behind, In happier meanness occupy the mind : As in those domes, where Caesars once bore sway, Defaced by time and tottering in decay, There in the ruin, heedless of the dead,... Poetical Works - Page 17by Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 72 lehteFull view - About this book
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 lehte
...meanness occupy the mind; As in those domes, where Cesars once bore sway, Defac'd by time, and tott'ring in decay, There in the ruin, heedless of the dead, The shelter-seeking peasant builds his shed; And, wond'ring man could want the larger pile, Exults, and owns his cottage with a smile. My soul, turn... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1802 - 130 lehte
...There in the ruui, heedlefs of the 3ead, The fhelter-feekins; peafant builds his fhed, And, wond'ring man could want the larger pile, Exults, and owns his cottage with a fmile. My foul turn from them, turn we to furvey Where rougher climes a nobler race difplay, Where... | |
| 1802 - 502 lehte
...Amidfi the ruin, heedlefs of the dead, The ftielter-feeking peafant builds his (bed, And,-wond'ring man could want the larger pile, Exults, and owns his cottage with a fmilê'. a 4 My My foul turn from them, turn we to furvey Where rougher climes a nobler race difplay,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 lehte
...meanness occupy the mind : As in those domes, where Caesars once bore sway, Defac'd by time, and tott'ring in decay, There in the ruin, heedless of the dead,...The shelter-seeking peasant builds his shed ; And, wond'ring man could want the larger pile, Exults, and owns his cottage with a smile. My soul, turn... | |
| J. T. Barber - 1803 - 436 lehte
...this ruin, which Is very inconsiderable, and chiefly converted into a small farming habitation : " There in the ruin, heedless of the dead, " The shelter-seeking peasant builds his shed; • ," And, wond'ring man could want the larger pile, " Exults, and owns his cottage with a smile. Thus having... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 lehte
...meanness occupy the mind. As in those domes, where Caesars once bore sway, Defaced by time, and tottering in decay, There, in the ruin, heedless of the dead,...Where rougher climes a nobler race display, Where the bleak Swiss their stormy mansions tread, And force a churlish soil for scanty bread ; No product here... | |
| 1804 - 554 lehte
...tottering in decay, There in the ruin, heedlels of the dead, The (bclter.feeking pealant builds his flied, And, wondering man could want the larger pile, Exults, and owns his cottage with a fmile." t Thofe of Athens by le Roy are pictnrefque and romantic, they exhibit Itrong traits of the... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 lehte
...meanness occupy the mind : As in those domes, where Caesars once bore sway, Defac'd by time, and tott'ring in decay, There in the ruin, heedless of the dead....The shelter-seeking peasant builds his shed ; And, wond'ring man could want the larger pile, Exults, and owns his cottage with a smile. My soul turn from... | |
| 1805 - 538 lehte
...tottering in decay, There in the ruin, heedlefs of the dead, Tht flwlter-feeking peafant builds his (bed, And, wondering man could want the larger pile, Exults, and owns his cottage with a fmile." t Thofe of Athrrs by le Roy are pictnrefV¡ue and romantic, they exhibit ftrong traits ot ihe... | |
| English poetry - 1809 - 308 lehte
...meanness occupy the mind: As in those domes, where Csesars. once bore sway, Defac'd by time, and tott'ring in decay, There in the ruin, heedless of the dead,...Where rougher climes a nobler race display. Where the bleak Swiss their stormy mansion tread, And force a churlish soil for scanty bread; No product here... | |
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