 Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep...  Studies from the English Poets - Page 495by George Frederick Graham - 1852 - 519 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 pages
...must be mine, 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,...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... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pages
...youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 't is hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches,...dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, i To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1853 - 380 pages
...must be mine, 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, *...dangerous 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... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1853 - 332 pages
...be mine — 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,...dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state To spurn imploring famine from his gate : But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1853 - 332 pages
...be mine — How blest is he who crowns in shades bike these, A youth of labour with an age of ease; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And,...dangerous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state To spurn imploring famine from his gate: But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending... | |
 | Robert Armstrong (master of Madras coll.) - 1853 - 194 pages
...be mine ! 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,...dangerous 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... | |
 | C. Gough - 1853 - 428 pages
...be mine ; 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...dangerous 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, William Collins, George Gilfillan, Thomas Warton - English literature - 1854 - 354 pages
...Here_to_return — and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreat from care, that never must be mine, /How blest is he who crowns,...dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; "But on he moves to raeetTiis latter end, Angels around befriending... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1854 - 306 pages
...be mine — 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,...dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state To spurn imploring famine from his gate : But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1854 - 426 pages
...How happy he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits u world where strong; temptations try, And, since 'tis...dangerous 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... | |
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