 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pagina’s
...Convenience, plenty, elegance, and arts ; But view them clofer, craft and fraud appear Even liberty itfelf is barter'd here. At gold's fuperior charms all freedom...buys; A land of tyrants, and a den of flaves, Here wretche:i feek difhonourable graves, And calmly bent, to fervitude coaform, Dull as their lakes that... | |
 | 1781 - 512 pagina’s
...Convenience, plenty, elegance, and arts ; .But view them clofer, craft and fraud appear, E'en liberty itfelf is barter'd here. ' At gold's fuperior charms all freedom 'flies, The needy fell it, and the 'ricK m'an buys ; ' A land of tyrants, and a den iaf flaves, Here wretches feek difhonourable graves,... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pagina’s
...view them clofer, craft and fraud appear, Ev'n liberty itfelf is barter'd here. At gold's luperior charms all freedom flies, The needy fell it, and the rich man buys : A land of Tyrant's and a den of flaves, Here wretches feek difhonourable graves, And calmly bent, to fervitude... | |
 | 1785 - 320 pagina’s
...it, and the rich man buys : A land of Tyrant's and a den of Oaves, Here wretches feek dimonourable graves, And calmly bent, to fervitude conform, Dull as their lakes that flumber in the florin. Heav'as ! Low unlike their Bflgic fires of old i Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold ;... | |
 | 1785 - 316 pagina’s
...gold's luperior charms all freedom flies, The needy fell it, and th.e rich man buys : A land of Tyrant's and a den of flaves, Here wretches feek difhonourable graves, And calmly bent, to ferntude'conform, Duft a» their lakes that' dumber in the ftorm. Heav'ns ! how unlike their Belgicfires... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 396 pagina’s
...appear, Even liberty itself is barter'd here. At gold's superior charms all freedom flies, The needy sell it, and the rich man buys ; A land of tyrants, and a den of slaves, Here wretches seek dishonorable graves, J3J» And calmly bent, to servitude conform, Dull as... | |
 | Beauties - 1791 - 214 pagina’s
...Convenience, plenty, elegance and arts ; But But view them clofer, craft and fraud appear, Even liberty itfelf is barter'd here. At gold's fuperior charms all freedom...of tyrants, and a den of flaves, Here wretches feek diflionourable graves, And calmly bent, to fervitude conform, Dull as their lakes that flumber in the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pagina’s
...Convenience, plenty, elegance, and arts ; But view them clofer, craft and fraud appear Even liberty itfelf is barter'd here. At gold's fuperior charms all freedom...of tyrants, and a den of flaves, Here wretches feek diihonourablc graves, , And And calmly bent, to fervitude conform, Dull as their lakes that flumber... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pagina’s
...them clofer, craft and fraud appear ; E'en liberty itfclf is barter'd here ! At gold's fuperior charm* Of mad good-nature, (laves, Here wretches feck diihonourable graves, And calmly bent, to fcrvitude conform, Dull as their... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pagina’s
...fraud appear ; E'en liberty itfelf is barter'd here ! At gold's firperior charms all freedom flics ; The needy fell it, and the rich man buys ; A land of tyrants, and a den of llaves ! Here wretches firtk H i {honourable graves, And calmly bent, to fcrvitude conform ; Dull as... | |
| |
Even liberty itself is barter'd here. At gold's superior charms all freedom flies, The needy sell it, and the rich man buys; A land of tyrants, and a den of slaves... 
