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" How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure. "
The poetical works of Oliver Goldsmith, with the life of the author ... - Page 34
by Oliver Goldsmith - 1809
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The Poetical and Dramatic Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: Now First ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pages
...very vain, my weary fearch to find That blifs which only centers in the mind : Why have I Jlray'd, from pleafure and repofe, To feek a good each government...confign'd, Our own felicity we make or find : With fecret coiirfe, which no loud ilorms annoy, Glides the fmooth current of domeftic joy. The lifted ax, the...
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Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 2

English poetry - 1781 - 512 pages
...mind ! Why have I ftray'd from pleafure and repofe, To feek a good each government beftows i In ev'ry government, though terrors reign. Though tyrant kings,...or kings can caufe or cure. Still to ourfelves in ev'ry place confign'd, Our own fclicity we make or find : With fecret courfe, which no loud ftorms...
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The Muse's Pocket Companion: A Collection of Poems

English poetry - 1785 - 320 pages
...mind : Why have I ftray'd from pleafure and repofe, To fcek a good each government beftows ? In ev'ry government, though terrors reign, Though tyrant kings,...or kings can caufe or cure. Still to ourfelves in ev'ry place confign'd, Our own felicity we make or find : With fecret courfe, which no loud ftorms...
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The Muse's Pocket Companion: A Collection of Poems

English poetry - 1785 - 316 pages
...In ev'ry government, though terrors reign, Though tyrant kings, or tyrant laws retirain, How fraall of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws...or kings can caufe or cure. Still to ourfelves in ev'ry place confign'd, Our own felicity we make or find : With fecret courfe, which no loud flonns...
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The Sorrows of Werter: A German Story

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1789 - 88 pages
...t • Why have I ftray'd from pleafure and repofe, « To feek a good each govemment beftows? ET • Still to ourfelves in every place confign'd, • Our...loud ftorms annoy, ' Glides the fmooth current of domeftick joy.' GOLDSMITH'S TKATELLK-. which which he planted it ; the mild evenings on which he watered...
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Bell's Classical Arrangement of Fugitive Poetry, Volumes 3-4

John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 396 pages
...In every government, though terrors reign, Though tyrant kings, or tyrant laws restrain, How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure. Still to ourselves in every place consign'd, Our own felicity we make or find : With...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...the Italick character: " How fmall of all that human hearts endure, " That part which kings or laws can caufe or cure. " Still to ourfelves in every place...loud ftorms annoy, " Glides the fmooth current of domeftick joy. " The lifted axe, the agonizing wheel, " Luke's iron crown, and Damien's bed of fteel...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...In ev'ry government, though terrors reign, Though tyrant kings or tyrant laws rcftrain, How linall, With ev'ry place conlign'd, Our oiva felicity we make or find : With fccret courfe, which no loud ftorms...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Dr. Goldsmith: Containing All His Essays and Poems

Oliver Goldsmith - Essays - 1792 - 308 pages
...? In every government, though terrors reign, Though tyrant kings or tyrant laws reftrain, B * H«w How fmall, of all that human hearts endure, That part, which laws, or kings, can saufe or curet Still to ourfelves, in every place confign'd, Our own felicity we make or find ; With...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...bellows ? In ev'ry government, though terrors reign, Though tyrant kings, or tyrants laws reflrain ; How fmall, of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can caufe or curel! Still toourfelves in ev'ry place confign'd, Our own felicity we make or find : E With * Contentment...
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