 How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly!  Smart, Wilkie, P. Whitehead, Fawkes, Lovibond, Harte, Langhorne, Goldsmith ... - Page 494redigeeritud poolt - 1810Full view - About this book
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...is safe24. Had I the choice of sublunary good, What could I wish, that I possess not here ? 690 21 Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat learus to fly. lies. Village. Health, leisure, means to improve it, friendship, peace ; No loose or... | |
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...long vexations past, Here to return — and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine,...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 dangerous deep ; Nor surly... | |
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...MDCCCXXXVII. HISTORY OF KIRKSTALL ABBEY. CHAPTER I. HISTORY OF THE CISTERCIAN ORDER OF MONKS, &c. How bless'd is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of...try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! Goldsmith. TOWARDS the close of the eleventh century, Robert, then late Abbot of Molisme, in Burgundy,... | |
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...long vexations past, Here to return—and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine,...How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A ^ outh of labour with an age of ease; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis... | |
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...long vexations past, Here to return — and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine,...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 dangerous deep ; Nor surly... | |
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...vexations past, riere to return — and die at home at last. О blest retirement, friend to life's d MISS NEVILLE, followed by MHS. НЛК1)СЛ^П.Е...cousin, one may speak to one's own relations, and n Т For him no wretches, born to work and weep. Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; Nor surly... | |
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...long vexations past, Here to return — and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine,...; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, 5 And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore... | |
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...long vexations past, Here to return — and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine,...; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, 5 And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore... | |
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...beautiful apostrophe to retirement : xiv LIFE OF GOLDSMITH. ' O blest retirement ! friend to life's decline. Retreats from care, that never must be mine...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 dangerous deep ; No surly... | |
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...bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How bless'd is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of...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 ; Nor surly... | |
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