A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintained its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence and health ; And his best riches,... Poems by Goldsmith and Parnell - Página 26por Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 68 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| William Hone - 1827 - 892 páginas
...remem bers, that A time there was, ere England's griefs began. When ev'ry rood of ground maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life reqnirM, but gave to mon : His best companion«, innocence and health : And his best riches, ignorai»... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - 394 páginas
...remembers, that A time there was, ere England's griefs began. When ev'ry rood of ground maiotain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence and health ; And his best riches, ignorance... | |
| Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 páginas
...ground maintain'd its man. For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Jast gave what life requirM, but gave no more. His best companions, innocence and...his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are altered: trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain : Along the lawn, where scattev'd... | |
| Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles - 1830 - 600 páginas
...individual industry. ' A time there was, ere England's griefs began, ' When ev'ry rood of ground maintain'd its man ; ' For him light labour spread her wholesome store, ' Just gave what life requir'd, and gave no more : ' His best companions, innocence and health ; ' And his best riches, ignorance... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 páginas
...supply'd. time there was, ere England's griefs began, en every rood of ground maintain'd its man ; A Whem For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence and health, And his best riches, ignorance... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 páginas
...never be supplied. A time there was. ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintain'd ld never answer; for there were some alter' d ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain ; Along the lawn, where... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 582 páginas
...Caux, an old French poet, in one of his moral poems, comparing the world to his hour-glass, says — But times are alter'd ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp...land, and dispossess the swain : Along the lawn where scattered hamlets rose, Unwieldy wealth and cumbrous pomp repose ;(1) And every want to luxury allied,... | |
| Robert Plumer Ward - 1837 - 338 páginas
...continued he, " and shall •we ever see again the time, ' When every rood of land maintained its man ; His best companions innocence and health, And his best riches ignorance of wealth. But times are altered, trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain.' " One of these cold theorists,"... | |
| William Hone - 1837 - 922 páginas
...raaintain'd its man : Fur him light labour spread her wholesome store. Just gave what life requirM, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence and health ; And his best riches, ignorance of wealla. 800 For what we want ill wcalll., »ч !.:ive ir. Bowers ; And what we lose in halls, we find... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 534 páginas
...never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintained its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence and health, And his best riches, ignorance... | |
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