 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 pagina’s
...all, And the long grafs o'ertops the mouldering wall, And And trembling, flirinking from the fpoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to haftening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes and lords may flourifh, or... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1789 - 484 pagina’s
...way, Along thy glades a folitary gueft, The hollow founding bittern guards its neft Amidft thy defert walks the lapwing flies, And tires their echoes with unvaried cries. Sunk are thy bowers in fhapelefs ruin all And the long grafs o'ertops the mouldering wall. Near : SSefdjrei'Bcn&e ©ebidjte.... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pagina’s
...all. And the long, grafs o'ertop^ the mould 'ring wall. And, trembling, fhrinkmg from the fpoilsr's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to haft'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men dtcav : Princes and Lords may fiouriih, or... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pagina’s
...And the long grafs o'ertops the mould'ring wall, And, And, trembling, fhrinking from the fpoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to haft'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may flourifh, or... | |
 | John Moore - 1792 - 584 pagina’s
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 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 pagina’s
...all, And the long grafs o'ertops the mould'ring wall ; And trembling, fblinking from the fpoiler's hand, Far, far away, thy children leave the land ! Ill fares the land, to haft'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. .\ Princes and lords may flourifti,... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pagina’s
...all , And the long grafs o'ertops the mould'ring wall , And trembling, shrinking from the fpoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land , to haft'ning ills a prey ; , Where wealth accumulates , and men decay : Princes and Lords may flourish,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pagina’s
...Along thy glades, a folitary gueft, The hollow-founding bittern guards its neft ; Amidft thy defert walks the lapwing flies, And tires their echoes with unvaried cries ; Sunk are thy bowers in fliapelefs ruin all, And the long grafs o'ertops the mould'ring wall ; And, trembling, flu inking from... | |
 | 1795 - 432 pagina’s
...unvary'd cries. Sunk are thy bow'rs in shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring wall, And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. . * * * # * * The sounds of population fail, No chearful murmurs fluctuate in the gale, No busy steps... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pagina’s
...Along thy glades, a folitary gueft, The hollow-founding bittern guaids its neft ; " Amidft thy defert walks the lapwing flies, And tires their echoes with unvaried cries. Sunk are thy bow'rs in (hapelefs ruin all, And the long grafs o ertop* the mould'ring wall; And trembling, flirinking... | |
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And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain : No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But choked with sedges works its weedy way ; Along thy glades a solitary guest, The hollow-sounding bittern guards its nest ; Amidst thy desert walks the lapwing... 
