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" Though poor the peasant's hut, his feasts though small, He sees his little lot the lot of all ; Sees no contiguous palace rear its head, To shame the meanness of his humble shed ; No costly lord the sumptuous banquet deal, To make him loathe his vegetable... "
The Cambrian traveller's guide, and pocket companion [by G. Nicholson]. - Page 324
by George Nicholson - 1840 - 80 pages
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Miscellaneous poems. The good ...

Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 476 pages
...peasant's hut, his feasts though small, He sees his little lot the lot of all ; Sees no contiguous palace rear its head To shame the meanness of his humble...costly lord the sumptuous banquet deal To make him loathe his vegetable meal ; But calm, and bred in ignorance and toil, Each wish contracting, fits him...
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The Traveller, the Deserted Village, and Other Poems

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1825 - 160 pages
...all ; [small, Sees no contiguous palace rear its head, To shame the meanness of his humble shed; "N u costly lord the sumptuous banquet deal, To make him loath his vegetable meal ; But calm, and bred in ignorance and toil, I'.uch wish contraeting, fits him to the soil. Cheerful...
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Select Poets of Great Britain: To which are Prefixed, Criticial Notices of ...

William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...peasant's hut, his feasts though He sees his little lot the lot of all ; [small. Sees no eontiguous palaee dued, Cries, " Send me, gods ! a whole hog barbaeued !" Oh b eostly lord the sumptuous banquet deal, To make him loathe his vegetable meal ; But ealm, and bred...
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Elegant Extracts: Consisting of larger poems

English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...peasant's hut, his feast though He sees his little lot the lot of all ; [small, Sees no contiguous palace rear its head, To shame the meanness of his humble...banquet deal, To make him loath his vegetable meal ; But calm, and bred in ignorance and toil, Each wish contracting, fits him to the soil. Cheerful at...
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Select British Poets: Containing the Works of Goldsmith, Thomson, Gray ...

Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...peasant's hut, his feasts tho' smalt, He sees his little lot the lot of all; Sees no contiguous palace rear its head, To shame the meanness of his humble...costly lord the sumptuous banquet deal, To make him lothe his vegetable meal; But calm, and bred in ignorance and toil, Each wish contracting, fits him...
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Studies in Poetry: Embracing Notices of the Lives and Writings of the Best ...

George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...peasant's hut, his feasts though small, He sees his little lot the lot of all ; Sees no contiguous palace rear its head, To shame the meanness of his humble...costly lord the sumptuous banquet deal, To make him loth his vegetable meal ; But calm, and bred in ignorance and toil, Each wish contracting, fits him...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...peasant's hut, his feasts though small, He sees his little lot the lot of all ; Sees no contiguous palace best that my papa is in." After this I allotted to...the family what they were to do. My daughter was p loathe hia vegetable meal ; But calm, and bred in ignorance and toil, Each wish contracting, fits him...
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Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History ..., Volumes 3-4

Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...his f easts though small, He sees hi» little lot the lot of all ; Sees no contiguous palace rear ite V 9 o 7 m w ^k f V r! `2 >m` p " , Ė Lf l 52K V V q 8^n 2[ u1 '!z loathe hit* vegetable nu'al : But calm, and bred in Ignorance ard toil, Each wish contracting, fits...
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Travels in the Holy Land, Egypt, &c, Volume 2

William Rae Wilson - 1831 - 812 pages
...peasant's hut, his feasts though small, He sees his little lot, the lot of all ; Sees no contiguous palace rear its head, To shame the meanness of his humble shed ; No mighty lord the sumptuous banquet deal, To make him loathe his poor and scanty meal ; But calm, and...
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The Young Lady's Book of Elegant Poetry: Comprising Selections from the ...

Author of The young man's own book - American poetry - 1836 - 336 pages
...peasant's hut, his feasts though small, He sees his little lot the lot of all ; Sees no contiguous palace rear its head, To shame the meanness of his humble...costly lord the sumptuous banquet deal, To make him loathe his vegetable meal : But calm, and bred in ignorance and toil, Each wish contracting, fits him...
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