 | 1741 - 858 pagina’s
...furprizt; While, feourged by famine from the fmilinglard, [band; The mournful peafant leads his humble And while he finks without one arm to fave, The country blooms a garden, and a grave. [relide, Where then, ah, where (hall poverty To 'fcape the preffure of contiguous pride ? [ftray'd,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 pagina’s
...But verging to decline, its fplendours rife, Its viftas ftrike, its palaces furprize; While fcourged by famine from the fmiling land, The mournful peafant leads his humble band j THE DESERTED VILLAGE. 17 And while he finks without one arm to fave, The country blooms — a garden,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pagina’s
...But verging to decline, its fplendours rife> Its viftas ftrike, its palaces furprize ; While fcourged by famine from the fmiling land, The mournful peafant...grave. Where then, ah where, fhall Poverty refide, To 'fcape the preffure of contiguous pride? If to fome common's fencelefs limits ftrayed, He drives his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pagina’s
...fcourg'd by famine from the frniling land, The mournful peafant leads his humble band ; And while he fmks, without one arm to fave, The country blooms — a garden, and a grave. Where then, ah! where mall poverty refide, To 'fcape the preffure of contiguous pride ? If to fome common's fencelefs limits... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 544 pagina’s
...verging to decline, its fplendors rife, It's viftas ftrike, it's palaces furprize ; While fcourg'd by famine, from the fmiling land The mournful peafant...fave, The country blooms — a garden, and a grave, The predile&ion of criticks, and indeed of readers in general, in favour of the fimile, as an efTential... | |
 | 1785 - 320 pagina’s
...But verging to decline, its (plendors rife, Its viftas ftrike, its palaces furprife; While fcourg'd by famine .from the fmiling land, The mournful peafant...while he finks, without one arm to fave, The country blooms—a garden ; and a grave. If to Come common's fencelefs limits ftray'd, He drives his flock... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pagina’s
...fcourg'd by famine from the fmilmg land, The mournful peafant leads his humble band ; And while he fmks, without one arm to fave, The country blooms — a garden ; and a grave. Where then, ah, where fhall potertvrefide. To 'fcape the prcflure of contagious pride.? If to fome common's fenceWs limits ftray'd,... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 492 pagina’s
...verging to decline, its fplendors rife, It's viftas ftrike, it's palaces furprize ; While fcourg'd by famine, from the fmiling land The mournful peafant leads his humble band ; Andwbilt be finks, without ent arm to fave, The country blooms — a garden, and a grave. The predile&ion... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pagina’s
...But verging to decline, its fplendors rife, Tts viftas ftrike, its palaces furprife ; While, fcourg'd by famine from the fmiling land, The mournful peafant...blooms — a garden and a grave. Where then, ah ! where mall poverty refide, To '/cape the preflure of contiguous pride ? If to fome common's fencelefs limits... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pagina’s
...But, verging ti decline, its fplendours rift lu vilh> llrike, its pdaccs furprifc . While, fcourg'd cft, Heaven in fault t; Sayrather, Man's as perfcft as he ought: Kis k bjnd ; And while he finks, without one arm to lave, The country blooms — a garden and a grave ! 'Where... | |
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And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms — a garden and a grave. Where then, ah! where, shall poverty reside, To 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride? If to some common's... 
