The Poems and Plays of Oliver GoldsmithJ. M. Dent, 1917 - 317 pages |
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Page 6
... heaven to man supplies : Yet oft a sigh prevails , and sorrows fall , To see the hoard of human bliss so small ; And oft I wish , amidst the scene , to find Some spot to real happiness consign'd , Where my worn soul , each wand'ring ...
... heaven to man supplies : Yet oft a sigh prevails , and sorrows fall , To see the hoard of human bliss so small ; And oft I wish , amidst the scene , to find Some spot to real happiness consign'd , Where my worn soul , each wand'ring ...
Page 13
... Heavens ! how unlike their Belgic sires of old ! Rough , poor , content , ungovernably bold ; War in each breast , and freedom on each brow ; How much unlike the sons of Britain now ! Fir'd at the sound , my genius spreads her wing ...
... Heavens ! how unlike their Belgic sires of old ! Rough , poor , content , ungovernably bold ; War in each breast , and freedom on each brow ; How much unlike the sons of Britain now ! Fir'd at the sound , my genius spreads her wing ...
Page 26
... Heaven commences ere the world be pass'd ! 1 Sweet was the sound , when oft at evening's close Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There , as I pass'd with careless steps and slow , The mingling notes came soften'd from below ; The ...
... Heaven commences ere the world be pass'd ! 1 Sweet was the sound , when oft at evening's close Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There , as I pass'd with careless steps and slow , The mingling notes came soften'd from below ; The ...
Page 28
... 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 fence ...
... 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 fence ...
Page 33
... Heaven ! what sorrows gloom'd that parting day , That call'd them from their native walks away ; When the poor exiles , every pleasure pass'd , Hung round their bowers , and fondly look'd their last , And took a long farewell , and wish ...
... Heaven ! what sorrows gloom'd that parting day , That call'd them from their native walks away ; When the poor exiles , every pleasure pass'd , Hung round their bowers , and fondly look'd their last , And took a long farewell , and wish ...
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