 | 1820 - 344 pagina’s
...remedy for an irremedible evil. " 111 fares the land," says my favourite poet, " to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes...pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere Scotland's ' griefs began, When every roo4 of ground maintain'd its man ; For... | |
 | 1820 - 590 pagina’s
...with unmingled »atisfaction. In his deliberate judgment ; "HI fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes...pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied." It is an intelligent, virtuous, free and extensh ipuhition, able by their talents auJ industry to obtain... | |
 | 1820 - 562 pagina’s
...agricultural part of the community — that " Princes and Lords may flourish, or may fade ; A breath can make them, as a breath has made : But a bold peasantry,...pride, . When once destroy'd, can never be supplied." \/ ' So say I of the higher ranks of that same portion of the com' munity — the unpaid magistracy... | |
 | 1820 - 612 pagina’s
...agricultural part of the community — that " Princes and Lords may flourish, or may fade; A breath can make them as a breath has made : But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once drstroy'd can never be supplied." * So say I of the higher ninks of that same portion of the community... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 446 pagina’s
...wall ; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where...pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pagina’s
...wall ; And, trembling, shrinking, from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey ; Where...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride,. When once destroyed, can never he supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every-rood... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pagina’s
...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay; Princes...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When ev'ry rood... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 pagina’s
...wall; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where...pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintain'd its man ; For him... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 pagina’s
...wall ; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand,, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy 'd, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 pagina’s
...wall ; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, 1-ar, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where...men decay ; Princes and lords may flourish, or may Iade ; A breath can make them, as a breath has made : Hut a bold peasantry, their country's pride,... | |
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Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay: Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade — A breath can make them, as a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can... 
