 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 366 lehte
...grief. O, luxury! thou curft by Heaven's decree, How ill exchang'd are things like thefe for thee] How do thy potions, with infidious joy, DifFufe their pleafures only to deftroy!Kingdoms by thee, to fickly greatnefs j*rown, Boaft of a florid vigour not their own. At every... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 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 strt-ngth, and every part unsound, Down, down they sink,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 lehte
...grief. O luxury! thou curft by heaven's decree, How ill exchang'd are things like thefe for thee ' How do thy potions, with infidious joy, Diffufe their...deftroy ! Kingdoms by thee, to fickly greatnefs grown, Boa II of a ftorid vigour not their own ; At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 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 unwieldly woe ; Till sapp'd their strength, and every part unsound-, Down, down they sink,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 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,... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 lehte
...insidious joy, -Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy I Kingdoms by thee to sickly greatness grown, Boast of a florid vigour not their own. At every draught more large and large they growj A bloated mas* of rank unwieldy woe ; Tillsapp'd their strength, and every part unsound, Down,... | |
 | 1814 - 310 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,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 lehte
...I fland, 0 luxury ! thou curft by HeavVs decree, How ill exchang'd are things like thefe for thee ! How do thy potions, with infidious joy, • Diffufe...greatnefs grown, Boaft of a florid vigour not their own, 1 fee the rural virtues leave the land. Down where yon anch'ring veflel fpreads the (ail, Downward... | |
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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... 
