The Poems and Plays of Oliver GoldsmithJ. M. Dent, 1917 - 317 pages |
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... rest were either paid for at hack prices or not at all . For The Deserted Village Griffin gave him a hundred guineas , a sum so unexampled as to have prompted the pleasant legend that he returned it . For The Traveller the only payment ...
... rest were either paid for at hack prices or not at all . For The Deserted Village Griffin gave him a hundred guineas , a sum so unexampled as to have prompted the pleasant legend that he returned it . For The Traveller the only payment ...
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... rest . May gather bliss to see my fellows bless'd . But where to find that happiest spot below , Who can direct , when all pretend to know ? The shudd'ring tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own , Extols ...
... rest . May gather bliss to see my fellows bless'd . But where to find that happiest spot below , Who can direct , when all pretend to know ? The shudd'ring tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own , Extols ...
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... rest . Where wealth and freedom reign contentment fails , And honour sinks where commerce long prevails . Hence every state to one lov'd blessing prone , Conforms and models life to that alone . Each to the favourite happiness attends ...
... rest . Where wealth and freedom reign contentment fails , And honour sinks where commerce long prevails . Hence every state to one lov'd blessing prone , Conforms and models life to that alone . Each to the favourite happiness attends ...
Page 28
... rest in Heaven . As some tall cliff , that lifts its awful form , Swells from the vale , and midway leaves the storm , Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread , Eternal sunshine settles on its head.1 Beside yon straggling ...
... rest in Heaven . As some tall cliff , that lifts its awful form , Swells from the vale , and midway leaves the storm , Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread , Eternal sunshine settles on its head.1 Beside yon straggling ...
Page 30
... rest . Yes ! let the rich deride , the proud disdain , These simple blessings of the lowly train ; To me more dear , congenial to my heart , One native charm , than all the gloss of art ; Spontaneous joys , where Nature has its play ...
... rest . Yes ! let the rich deride , the proud disdain , These simple blessings of the lowly train ; To me more dear , congenial to my heart , One native charm , than all the gloss of art ; Spontaneous joys , where Nature has its play ...
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