 Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose.  Elegant Extracts - Pagina 198geredigeerd door - 1809Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pagina’s
...God has giv'n my share.... I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose: I still had hopes.. ..for pride attends us still.... Amidst the swains to show my book-learn'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pagina’s
...God has given my share — I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting, by repose ; I still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to shew my book-learn'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pagina’s
...— and God has giv'n my share — I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bow'rs to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose j I still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learn'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pagina’s
...and God has giv'n my share— I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose : I still had hopes— for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to shew my book-learn'd... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pagina’s
...God has given .my share— I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down.; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose : I still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learn'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pagina’s
...and GOD has giv'n my share—* I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose : I still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learn'd... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pagina’s
...and God has giv'n my share — I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose: I still had hopes— for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to shew my book-Iearn'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pagina’s
...— and God has giv'n my share — I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bow'rs to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting, by repose : I still bad hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learn'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 pagina’s
...bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose : I still had hopes, for pride attends us still,...Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw ; And, as a hare whom hounds and horns pursue^ Pants to the place from... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 pagina’s
...griefs....and God has given me share..I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose: I still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to shew my book-learn'd... | |
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