 How small, of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.  Poetical Works - Stran 25avtor: Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | 1806 - 854 strani
...without name or description, which, like swarms of locusts, devour up all the verdure of his condition. ' How small of all that human hearts endure, That part, which laws or kings can cause or cure.1 In a word, man is troubled with a corrupt heart, and a guilty conscience, the greatest of all... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 strani
...That part which kings or laws can cause or cure. " Still to ourselves in every place consign 'd, " Our own felicity we make or find ; " With secret course,...loud storms annoy, " Glides the smooth current of domestick joy : " The lifted axe, the agonizing wheel, u Lukes iron crown, and Damiens bed of steel,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 strani
...the ItaJick character : " How small of all that human hearts endure, " That part which kings or laws can cause or cure. " Still to ourselves in every place consign'd, " Our own felicity we make or find ; 1 It is remarkable that Mr.J Gray has employed somewhat the same image to characterise Dryden. He,... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 strani
...in the mind : Why have I stray'd from pleasure and repose, To seek a good each government bestows ? In every government, though terrors reign, Though...annoy, Glides the smooth current of domestic joy. The lifted axe, the agonizing wheel, Luke's iron crown, and Damien's bed of steel, To men remote from... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 strani
...each government bestows ? In every government, though terrors reign, Though tyrant kings, or tyrants laws restrain, How small of all that human hearts...annoy, Glides the smooth current of domestic joy. The lifted ax, the agonizing wheel, Luke's iron crown, and Damein's bed of steel, To men remote from... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 strani
...stray 'd from pleasure and n-\Kwc, To seek a good each government bestows ? In ev'rv government, tho' lo tlie green-wood shade h« took ev'ry place consign'd, Our own felicity we make or find : I only would repress them to secure : Fnr... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 strani
...and repose, To seek a good each goverument bestows-? In every goverument, tho' terrors reign, Tho' tyrant kings, or tyrant laws restrain, How small of...human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can canse or core. Still to ourselves in every place consign'd, Our own felicity we make or find : With... | |
 | 1809 - 402 strani
...term's reien, , Thnugli tyrant liincts or tyrant laws restrain, ; How small, of all that human he»rts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure ! Still to ourselves in ev'ry place con.sign'd, |i Our own felicity we make or find : i With secret course, which no loud slormi... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 strani
...in the mind : Why have I ftray'd from pleafure and repofe, To feek a good each government beftows ? In every government, though terrors reign, Though tyrant kings, or tyrant laws reftrain, How fmall of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can caufe or cure!... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 strani
...seek a good each government bestows ? In ev'ry government, though terrours reign, Thoush tyrant kingi or tyrant laws restrain, How small, of all that human...or kings can cause or cure ! Still to ourselves in ev'ry place consign'd, Our own felicity we make or find : Vith secret course, which no louil storms... | |
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