 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 strani
...For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate To fpurn imploring famine...befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While refignation gently flopes the way ; And all his profpecls brightening to the... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1770 - 604 strani
...wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No furly porter Hands in guilty ftate To fpurn imploring famine from his...befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While refignation gently Hopes the way ; And all his profpefts brightening to the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 strani
...dangerous deep, j No ftfrly portt-r ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate, Bat on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Bends to the grave with unperceived decay* While resignation gently flopes the way ; And all his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 strani
...tempt the dangerous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending Virtue's friend ; Bends to the grave with unperceived decay, While refignation gently flopes the way ; And all his... | |
 | 1785 - 320 strani
...tempt the dang'rous deep; No furly porter flands in guilty flate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently dopes the way ; And all his profpefts bright'ning to the laft, His Heav'n commences ere the world be... | |
 | 1785 - 304 strani
...tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...friend; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignatio-i gently flopes the way ; And all his profpeAs bright'ning to the laft, His Heav'n commences... | |
 | 1787 - 430 strani
...tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands., in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate : But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Bends to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently flopes the way, And all his profpefts,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 strani
...wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep; No furly porter Hands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from his...;' Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refiguation gently Hopes the way ; And all his profpcfts brightning to the laft, His heaven commences... | |
 | 1791 - 302 strani
...him no wretches, born to work and weep, • Explore the mine or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring...latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend; £inks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently flopes the way ;_ And all his... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 strani
...guilty Itatc, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he jnoves to meet his hitter end, Ani£cU around befriending virtue's friend; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While rcfignation -gently ilopcs the way : And, all his profpecis briglit'ning to the la!r, His hcaVn commences... | |
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Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine... 
