 | Asa Humphrey - 1847 - 238 lehte
...insidious joy, Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy ! Kingdoms by thee, to sickly greatness grown, Boast of a florid vigour not their own ; At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mass of rank unwieldy wo ; Till sapped their strength, and every part unsound, Down, down they sink,... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 lehte
...their pleasures only to destroy ! Kingdoms by thee, to sickly greatness grown, Boast of a florid vigor not their own : At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mass of rank unwieldy woe ; Till sapp'd their strength, and every part unsound, Down, down they sink,... | |
 | 1849 - 240 lehte
...insiduous joy Diffuse thy pleasures only to destroy. Kingdoms by thee to sickly greatness grown, Boast of a florid vigour not their own. At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mass of rank unwieldy woe, Till sapt their strength, and ev'ry part unsound, Down, down they sink,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 lehte
...pleasures only to destroy ! Kingdoms by thee to sickly greatness grown, 30 Boast of a florid vigor not their own. At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mass of rank, unwieldly woe ; Till, sapped their strength, and every part unsound, Down, down they... | |
 | George Croly - 1850 - 442 lehte
...insidious joy, Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy ! Kingdoms by thee, to sickly greatness grown, Boast of a florid vigour not their own ; At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mass of rank unwieldy wo; Till sapped their strength, and every part unsound, Down, down they sink,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1850 - 558 lehte
...their pleasures only to destroy ! Kingdoms by thee, to sickly greatness grown, Boast of a florid vigor not their own : At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mass of rank, unwieldy woe, Till sapp'd their strength, and every part unsound, Down, down they sink,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 160 lehte
...insidious joy, Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy! Kingdoms by thee, to sickly greatness grown, Boast of a florid vigour not their own : At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mass of rank unwieldy woe ; Till, sapped their strength, and every part unsound, Down, down they sink,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 476 lehte
...insidious joy, Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy ! Kingdoms by thee, to sickly greatness grown, Boast of a florid vigour not their own : At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mass of rank unwieldy wo ; Till, sapp'd their strength, and every part unsounl Down, down they sink,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 162 lehte
...insidious joy, Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy ! Kingdoms by thee, to sickly greatness grown, Boast of a florid vigour not their own : At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mass of rank unwieldy woe ; Till, sapped their strength, and every part unsound, Down, down they sink,... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 lehte
...joy, Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy ! Kingdoms, by thee, to sickly greatness grown, Boast of a florid vigour not their own ; At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mass of rank, unwieldy woe ; Till, sapp'd their strength, and every part unsound, Down, down they sink,... | |
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O luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree, How ill exchanged are things like these for thee! How do thy potions, with insidious joy, Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy! Kingdoms, by thee, to sickly greatness grown, Boast of a florid... 
