| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...Who quits a world whereslrong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! l-'or u daug'rous deep ; N'o surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ;... | |
| 1809 - 402 pages
...shades like these, A youth of labour with an ajeofease; Who quits a world where strong temptations And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, burn to work and wrep, Explore the mine, or tempt thedangYuus deep; No surly porter stands in guilty... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 pages
...How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A yonth of labonr with an age of ease ; "Who qnits a world where strong temptations try. And, since 'tis...born to work and weep. Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rons deep; No snrly porter stands in gnilty state, To spnrn imploring famine from the gate ; Bnt... | |
| Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...How bless'd is he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of peace! Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis...hard to combat, learns to fly. For him no wretches bor n to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...learns to fly I For him no wretches, born to work and weep. Explore the mine, or tempt the clans' rous deep; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly I For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No surly... | |
| Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour, with an age of ease; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly. I'or him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'raus deep; No surly... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1813 - 124 pages
...shades like these, \ youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptation^ try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly...weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep; Nor surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves... | |
| English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis...To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; •But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1816 - 240 pages
...How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'roua deep; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ;... | |
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