 His best companions, innocence and health, And his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain : Along the lawn, where scatter'd hamlets rose, Unwieldy wealth, and cumbrous...  Goldsmith's Miscellaneous Works - Page 7by Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 127 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...maintain'd its man; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more: His best companions, innocence and...rose, Unwieldy wealth, and cumbrous pomp repose; And ev'ry want to luxury allied, And ev'ry pang that folly pays to pride. Those gentle hours that plenty... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...maintain'd its man ; For him light Labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence...hours that plenty bade to bloom. Those calm desires that ask'd but little room, Those healthful sports that grac'd the peaceful scene, Liv'd in each look,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...When every rood of ground mainlain'd its man; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more : His best...luxury allied, And every pang that folly pays to pride. These gentle hours that plenty bade to bloom, Those calm desires that ask'd but little room, Those... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...wholesome store, Just gave what lite rcquir'd, but gave no more: His best companions, innocence ;m<t health; And his best riches, ignorance of wealth....where scatter'd hamlets rose. Unwieldy wealth, and cunib'rous pomp repose; And every want to luxury ally*d* And every pang that tolly pays to pride. Those... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 502 pages
...When every rood of ground maintained its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome storey Just gave what life required, but gave no more : His best...where scatter'd hamlets rose, Unwieldy wealth and cumberous pomps repose ; And every want to luxury allied, And every pang that folly pays to pride.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...maintain'd its man ; For him light labor spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence...and cumb'rous pomp repose ; And every want to luxury ally'd, And every pang that folly pays to pride. Those gentle hours that plenty bade to bloom, Those... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...maintain'd his man; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence...swain ; Along the lawn where scatter'd hamlets rose, Unvvieldly wealth and cumb'rous pomp repose ; And every want to luxury ally'd, And every pang that... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...has made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd can never be supply'd. But times are alter'd ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp...and cumbrous pomp repose; And every want to luxury ally'd, And every pang that folly pays to pride. Those gentle hours that plenty bade to bloom, Those... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more. His best companions, innocence and...and cumb'rous pomp repose ; And every want to luxury ally'd, And ev'ry pang that folly pays to pride. Those gentle hours that plenty bade to bloom, Those... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more: His best companions, innocence and...rose, , Unwieldy wealth and cumb'rous pomp repose ; Andev'ry want to luxury ally'd, And ev'ry pang that folly pays to pride. Those gentle hours that... | |
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