 | Stephen Simpson - Banks and banking - 1831 - 280 pages
...robe that wraps his limbs in silken cloth, Has robb'd the neighbouring fields of half their growth. His seat, where solitary sports are seen, Indignant...all In barren splendour, feebly waits the fall."— This, however, is an English picture; and although it carries too many traits of resemblance to social... | |
 | William Mathers - Political science - 1831 - 214 pages
...robe that wraps his limbs in silken sloth, Hath robb'd the neighb'ring fields of half their growth, His seat where solitary sports are seen, Indignant...flies, For all the luxuries the world supplies; While tl us the lard adorn'd for pleasure, all In barren .--plendor, feebly waits the fall. GOLDSMITH. We... | |
 | William Howitt - Almanacs, English - 1831 - 596 pages
...robe that wraps his limbs in silken sloth, Has robbed the neighbouring fields of half their growth : His seat, where solitary sports are seen. Indignant spurns the cottage from the green. And it is but too true that the pressure of contiguous pride has driven farther, from that day to this,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English periodicals - 1834 - 680 pages
...robe that wraps his limbs in silken sloth, Has robbed the neighbouring fields of half their growth : His seat, where solitary sports are seen, indignant spurns the cottage from the green. And it is but too true that the pressure of contiguous" pride has driven further, from that day to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1836 - 150 pages
...robe that wraps his limbs in silken cloth, Has robb'd the neighbouring fields of half their growth ; His seat, where solitary sports are seen, indignant spurns the cottage from the green ; ground the world each needful product flies, Wh-f lhe luxuries the world supplies ; In ba ibe land'... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 pages
...robe that wraps his limb's in silken sloth, Has robb'd the neighb'ring fields of half their growth; His seat, where solitary sports are seen, Indignant...For all the luxuries the world supplies. While thus the.land adorn'd for pleasure, all In barren splendour feebly waits the fall. As some fair female,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 pages
...robb'd the neighb'ring fields of half their growth; Sis seat, where solitary sports are seen, ndignant ictionary, the learner would atttempt laud adom'd for pleasure, all .n barren splendour feebly wails the liill. As some fair female, unadom'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1837 - 534 pages
...between a conquering and a flourishing empire." — Citizen of the World, No. xxv. See vol. ii. p. 98.] While thus the land, adorn'd for pleasure all, In...splendour feebly waits the fall. As some fair female, unadorned and plain, Secure to please while youth confirms her reign, Slights every borrowed charm... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1837 - 874 pages
...robe, that wraps hu limbs in silken sloth, Has robbed the neighbouring 6elds of half their growth ; His seat, where solitary sports are seen, Indignant spurns the cottage from the green." And it is but too true that " the pressure of contiguous pride" has driven farther and farther, from... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 pages
...robe that wraps his limbs in silken sloth Has robb'd the neighbouring fields of half their _.. growth, His seat, where solitary sports are seen, Indignant...pleasure all, In barren splendour feebly waits the fall. i4 As some fair female, unadorn'd and plain, Secure to please while youth confirms her reign, Slights... | |
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The man of wealth and pride Takes up a space that many poor supplied; Space for his lake, his park's extended bounds, Space for his horses, equipage, and hounds: The robe that wraps his limbs in silken sloth Has robbed the neighbouring fields of half... 
