 A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintained its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence and health ; And his best riches,...  Poems by Goldsmith and Parnell - Pagina 26door Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 68 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Edward Nares - 1823 - 386 pagina’s
...supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintain'd its man, E2 For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life reqnir'd, but gave no more. His best companions, innocence and health, And his best riches, ignorance... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pagina’s
...never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's gneis bogan, When every rood of ground maintain'd its man ; For him light Labour spread her wholesome store. Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more; His beet companions, innocence and health ; And his best riches, ignorance... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pagina’s
...never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintain'd requir'd, but gave no more: His best companions, innocence and health, And his best riches, ignorance... | |
 | Edward Nares - 1824 - 424 pagina’s
...never he supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintain'd its man, For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life reqair'd, but gave no more. His best companions, innocence and health, And his best riches, ignorance... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 160 pagina’s
...maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more ; His best companions, innocence...times are alter'd, trade's unfeeling train Usurp the lund, and dispossess the swain ; Along the lawn, where scatter'd hamlets rose, Unwieldy wealth and... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pagina’s
...never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best eompanions, innoeenee and health, And his best riehes, ignoranee... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 pagina’s
...never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When ev'ry rood of ground malntain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store ; Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence and health ; And his best riches, ignorance... | |
 | 1826 - 300 pagina’s
...never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground mamtain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence and health ; And his best riches, ignorance... | |
 | George Crabb - 1826 - 768 pagina’s
...neighbours, by putting him in possession of all that is commonly desired and sought after by man ; His best companions innocence and health, And his best riches ignorance of wealth. GOLDSMITH. He who has much money has great wealth ; Along the lawn where scatter'd hamlets rose, Unwieldly... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 452 pagina’s
...ev'ry rood of ground maintain'd its man: For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gate what life required, but gave no more : His best companions,...health ; And his best riches, ignorance of wealth. The old man, who thus reads and recollects, has seen too much of factions to be a. partisan. His only... | |
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