And even the bare-worn common is denied. If to the city sped — what waits him there? To see profusion that he must not share; To see ten thousand baneful arts combined To pamper luxury and thin mankind... The gift book of English poetry - Page 229de English poetry - 1848Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...reside. To 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride ? If to some common's fenceless limits stray 'd, He drives his flock to pick the scanty blade. Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide, And even the bare-worn common is deny'd. If to the city sped— What waits him there ? To see profusion... | |
| Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...peasant leads his humble band ; And while he siuks, without one arm to save, The country blooms—a garden and a grave. Where then, ah ! where shall poverty...must not share ; To see ten thousand baneful arts combin'd To pamper luxury, and thin mankind ; To see each joy the sons of pleasure know, Extorted from... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...leads his humble band ; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms — a gardeu and a grave ! Where, then, ah ! where shall poverty...Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide, And e'en the bare-norn common is deny 'd. If to the city sped — What waits him there? To see profusion... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 pages
...garden and a grave. Where then, ah ! where shall poverty reside, To 'scape the pressnre of contignons pride? If to some common's fenceless limits stray'd,...Those fenceless fields the SOnS of wealth divide, And even the bare-worn common is denied. If to the city sped, what waits him there f To see profnsion that... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...scanty blade, Those fenceless Gelds the sons of wealth divide, And e'en the bare-worn common is deny 'd. If to the city sped — What waits him there? To see...must not share ; To see ten thousand baneful arts combin'd To pamper luxury, and thin mankind ; To see each joy the sons of pleasure know, Extorted from... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 pages
...The mournful peasant leads his humble band; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms — a garden and a grave. Where then, ah! where...Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide^ And even the bare- worn common is deny 'd. If to the city sped — What waits him there? To see profusion... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 pages
...The mournful peasant leads his humble band ; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms. ...a garden and a grave. ' Where then, ah...poverty reside, To 'scape the pressure of contiguous prid« ? If to some common's fenceless limits stray'd, He drives his flocks to pick the scanty blade,... | |
| Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...surprise j The mournful peasant leads his humble baud ; -Inil, while he sinks without one arm to save, Where then, ah, where shall poverty reside, To 'scape...wealth divide, And ev'n the bare-worn common is deny'd. The country blooms—a garden, and a grave. There the black gibbet glooms beside the way. The dome... | |
| 1814 - 310 pages
...band ; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms— a garden and a grave. C2 Where then, ah ! where shall poverty reside, To 'scape...of wealth divide, And ev'n the bare-worn common is denied. If to the city sped — what waits him there ? To see profusion that he must not share ; To... | |
| Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 pages
...nose : the trailing cloud Streams far behind him, scenting all the air. COWBER. THE DESERTED FEMALE. WHERE, then, ah ! where shall poverty reside, To 'scape...fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide, And ev'n the hare-worn common is denied. If to the city sped — What waits him there ? To see profusion that be... | |
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