 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...  Die leiden des jungen Werthers - Page 174by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1914 - 294 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 416 pages
...invest. Yet still, even here, content can spread a charm, Redress the clime, and all its rage disarm. 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... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 202 pages
...Yet still, even here, content can spread a charm, Redress the clime, and all its rage disarm. Thtnigh 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...invest. Yet still, e'en here, content can spread a charm, Redress the clime, and all its rage disarm. 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... | |
 | English literature - 1800 - 830 pages
...toil, Each wiih contracting fits him to the foil. Cheerful a: morn he wakes from ihort repofe, Breathes the keen air, and carols as he goes. At night, returning, every labour fped, v . .He fits him down the monarch of a ihed. «* There are two houfes in this village,... | |
 | 1800 - 770 pages
...toil, Each wiih contracting fits him to the foil. Cheerful at morn he wakes from ihort repofe, Breathes the keen air, and carols as he goes. At night, returning, every labour fped, He fits him down the monarch of a (hied. " There are.two houfes in this village, at which... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1800 - 614 pages
...Each with contracting hts him to the foil. Cheerful at morn he wakes from fliort rrpofir, Breathes the keen air, and carols as he goes. At night, returning, every labour fped, He fits him down the monarch of a flicd. • - • I . L' There are two houfes in this... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...vegetable meal ; But calm, and bred in ignorance and toil, Each wish contracting, fits him to the, soil. Cheerful at morn, he wakes from short repose, .. Breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes; With patient angle trolls the finny deep, Or drives his vent'rous ploughshare to the steep ; Or seeks... | |
 | J. T. Barber - Gwent (Wales) - 1803 - 436 pages
...wish contracting, fits him to the soil. " Cheerful al nu1ru, he wakes from short repose, " Breathes the keen air, and carols as he goes ; " At night returning, every labour sped, «' H&sits him down the monarch of a shed ; " Smiles by his cheerful fire, and round surveys... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...invest. Yet still, e'en here, content can spread a charm, Redress the clime, and all its rage disarm. 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... | |
 | American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...vegetable meal ; But calm, and bred in ignorance and toil, Each wish contracting, fits him to the soil. Cheerful at morn, he wakes from short repose, Breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes; With patient angle trolls thejEnnjr deep. Or drives his ven'trott» plowshare t» the steep ; Or seeks... | |
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