 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 476 pages
...gain ; Teach him, that states of native strength possest, Though very poor, may still be very blest ; That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the labour d mole away ; While self-dependent power can time defy, As rocks resist the billows and the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 pages
...gain ; Teach him that states, of native strength possett, Though very poor, may still be very blest ; That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the labour' d mole away ; While self-dependent pow'r can time defy, As rocks resist the billows and the... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...Teach him, that states of native strength possess'd, Though very poor, may still be very bless'd ; That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As...sweeps the labour'd mole away ; While self-dependent pow'r can time defy, As rocks resist the billows and the sky. Goldsmith. THE HERMIT OP WARKWORTH, A... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1827 - 622 pages
...murderers of Xing James I. of Scotland.* Dr. Johnson at the same time favoured me by marking the Unes warmly maintained that they might, " For why (he urged)...as well as those who deserve them less ?" I said, Ал ocean sweeps the labour'd mole away : Vr hile self-dependent power can time defy. As rocks resist... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...gain ; Teach him, that states of native strength possest, Though very poor, may still be very blest ; That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the Inborn M mole away ; While self-dependent power can time defy, As rocks resist the billows and the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...gain ; 'each him, that states of native strength poswft, hough very poor, may still be very blest; . 6 6 6 6>5Z6 / labour1 d mole away ; \Vbue self-dependent power can time defy, As rodu resist the billows and the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...of torture was exercised on the Earl of Athol, one of the murderers of King James I. of Scotland5. Dr. Johnson at the same time favoured me by marking...the last four: " That trade's proud empire hastes to swiA decay, As ocean sweeps the labour'd mole away: While self-dependent power can time defy, As rocks... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...of torture was exercised on the Earl of Athol, one of the murderers of King James I. of Scotland5. inted to be paid me at Michaelmas I have not received, prond empire hastes to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the laboured mole away: While self-dependent power... | |
 | sir John Francis Davis (1st bart.) - China - 1836 - 390 pages
...be dictated by a sentiment analogous to that which is conveyed in four of Goldsmith's lines : — " That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As...sweeps the labour'd mole away ; While self-dependent states can time defy, As rocks resist the billows and the sky." The principal public festivals of China,... | |
 | Sir John Francis Davis - China - 1836 - 446 pages
...to be dictated by a sentiment analogous to that which is conveyed in four of Goldsmith's lines : — "That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the labour'd mole away ; While idMependent ttstct can time defy, Ai rucki re»iitt the billowi and the Ay." The principal public festivals... | |
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Redress the rigours of the inclement clime ; Aid slighted truth with thy persuasive strain ; Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain : Teach him, that states of native strength... 
