| Oliver Goldsmith - 1802 - 130 pages
...There in the ruui, heedlefs of the 3ead, The fhelter-feekins; peafant builds his fhed, And, wond'ring man could want the larger pile, Exults, and owns his cottage with a fmile. My foul turn from them, turn we to furvey Where rougher climes a nobler race difplay, Where the bleak... | |
| History - 1802 - 502 pages
...Amidfi the ruin, heedlefs of the dead, The ftielter-feeking peafant builds his (bed, And,-wond'ring man could want the larger pile, Exults, and owns his cottage with a fmilê'. a 4 My My foul turn from them, turn we to furvey Where rougher climes a nobler race difplay,... | |
| J. T. Barber - Gwent (Wales) - 1803 - 436 pages
...the ruin, heedless of the dead, " The shelter-seeking peasant builds his shed; • ," And, wond'ring man could want the larger pile, " Exults, and owns his cottage with a smile. Thus having surveyed five out of the six castles that formerly surrounded the forest of Wentwood,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...There in the ruin, heedless of the dead, The shelter-seeking peasant builds his shed ; And, wond'ring man could want the larger pile, Exults, and owns his cottage with a smile. My soul, turn from them ; turn we to survey Where rougher climes a nobler race display, Where... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...tottering in decay, There, in the ruin, heedless of the dead, The shelter-seeking peasant builds his shed ; And wondering, man could want the larger pile, Exults, and owns his cottage with a smile. My soul turn from them, turn we to survey Where rougher climes a nobler race display, Where... | |
| 1805 - 538 pages
...tottering in decay, There in the ruin, heedlefs of the dead, Tht flwlter-feeking peafant builds his (bed, And, wondering man could want the larger pile, Exults, and owns his cottage with a fmile." t Thofe of Athrrs by le Roy are pictnrefV¡ue and romantic, they exhibit ftrong traits ot ihe French character;... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...There in the ruin, heedless of the dead. The shelter-seeking peasant builds his shed ; And, wond'ring man could want the larger pile, Exults, and owns his cottage with a smile. My soul turn from them, turn we to survey Where rougher climes a nobler race display, ./„„/.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...tott'riiig in decay, There in the ruin, heedless of the dead, The shelter-seeking peasant builds his shed ; And, wondering man could want the larger pile, Exults, and owns his cottage with a smile. My soul, turn from them, turn we to survey Where rougher climes a nobler race display, Where... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 pages
...decay, " There in the ruin, heedlefs of the dead, " The ftielter-feeking peafant builds his fhed, «' And, wondering man could want the larger pile, " Exults, and owns his. cottage with a fmile." Traveller, p. SS. THE DESERTED VILLAGE. A POEM. FIRST PRINTED IN MDCCLXIX. ** How often have I paus'd... | |
| English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...tott'ring in decay, There in the ruin, heedless of the dead, The shelter-seeking peasant builds his shed; And, wondering man could want the larger pile, Exults, and owns his cottage with a smile. My soul turn from them, turn we to survey Where rougher climes a nobler race display. Where... | |
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