 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 560 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, • [" In all the decent manliness of grief."— Fiiw edit.] ' Till sapp'd... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1856 - 134 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, last, A bloated mass of rank unwieldy woe ; Till sapped their strength, and every part unfound, Down,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1857 - 304 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 sapp'd their strength, and every part unsound. Down, down they sink,... | |
 | 1864 - 492 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 they grow, A bloated mass of rank unwieldy woe ; Till, sapped their strength, and every part unsound,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1858 - 336 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 unsound, Down, down they sink,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1859 - 200 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 sapp'd their strength, and every part unsound, Down, down they... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1859 - 618 lehte
...insidious joy, Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy ! Kingdoms by thce, 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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1861 - 570 lehte
...their pleasures only to destroy I 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 wo ; Till, sapp'd their strength, and every part unsound, Down, Down they sink,... | |
 | 1861 - 356 lehte
...pleasures only to destroy ! GOLDSMITH. 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, sapped their strength, and every part unsound, Down, down they sink,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1862 - 328 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 bloate^. mass of rank unwieldy woe; Till sapp'd their strength, and every part unsound, Down, down... | |
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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... 
