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 required, but gave no more: His best companions, innocence and health; And his best riches,... Poetical Works - Stran 36avtor: Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839Celotni ogled - O knjigi
| British poets - 1822 - 296 strani
...; 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...where scatter'd hamlets rose, Unwieldy wealth and cumberous pomp repose; And every want to luxury allied, And every pang that folly pays to pride. Those... | |
| Edward Nares - 1823 - 386 strani
...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 of wealth. Bat times are alter'd; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain ; Along the... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 strani
...; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more: illiam C. Hall ally'd, And every pang that folly pays to pride. Those gentle hours that plenty bade to bloom, Those... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 510 strani
...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 of wealth. But times are altered ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain ; Alon£ the lawn, where... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 strani
...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...rose, Unwieldy wealth and cumb'rous pomp repose ; And ev'ry want to luxury allied, And ev'ry pang that folly pays to pride. Those gentle hours that plenty... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 160 strani
...; 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...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 strani
...requir'd, but gave no more : His best eompanions, innoeenee and health, And his best riehes, ignoranee r words seatter'd hamlets rose, Unwieldy wealth and eumb'rous pomp repose ; And every want to luxury ally'd.... | |
| George Crabb - 1826 - 768 strani
...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... | |
| 1826 - 300 strani
...; 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 of wealth. VOL. vi. 8* But times are alter'd : trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - 394 strani
...overlegislation, he thinks of " good old times," and feels with the poet — But times arealter'd; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land and dispossess...rose. Unwieldy wealth and cumbrous pomp repose ; And ev'ry want to luxury ally'd, And ev'ry pang that folly pays to pride. Those gentle hours that plenty... | |
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