And trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away, thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay; Princes and lords may flourish or may fade ; A breath can make them, as... The Works of Oliver Goldsmith - Seite 41von Oliver Goldsmith - 1854Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 Seiten
...unvary'd cries. Sunk are thy bowers in shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring wall, And trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's...children leave the land. / 111 fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may flourish, or... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 Seiten
...works its weedy way; Along thy glades, a solitary guest, The hollow-sounding bittern guards its nest ; Amidst thy desert walks the lapwing flies, And tires...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 Seiten
...bittern guards its nest ; Amidst thy desert walks the lapwing flies, And tires their echoes with unvary'd cries. Sunk are thy bowers in shapeless ruin all,...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes and... | |
| 1814 - 310 Seiten
...works its weedy way ; Along thy glades, a solitary guest, The hollow sounding bittern guards its nest : Amidst thy desert walks the lapwing flies, And tires...hand> Far, far away, thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, "Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes and... | |
| Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 Seiten
...solitary guest, The hollow-sounding bittern guards its nest ; Amidst ihy (iesert walks the liipwing flies, And tires their echoes with unvaried cries...shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the moulil'ring wall, And trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 Seiten
...works its weedy way; Along thy glades, a solitary guest, * The hollow-sounding hittern guards its nest; Amidst thy desert walks the lapwing flies, And tires...shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the monld'ring wall, And, trembling, shrinking from the spoilei's hand Far, far away, thy children leave... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 Seiten
...works its weedy way; Along thy glades, a solitary guest, The hollow-sounding bittern guards its nest; Amidst thy desert walks the lapwing flies, And tires...hand, Far, far away, thy children leave the land. Ill fares the laud, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay. Princes and lords... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 120 Seiten
...works its weedy way ; Along thy glades, a solitary guest, The hollow-sounding bittern guards its nest ; Amidst thy desert walks the lapwing flies, And tires...shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the tnouhi'ring wall, And, trembling, shrinking Irene the spoiler's handFar, far away thy children leave... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 Seiten
...works its weedy way; Along thy glades, a solitary guest, The hollow-sounding bittern guards its nest ; Amidst thy desert walks the lapwing flies, And tires...shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring wall, And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 488 Seiten
...works its weedy way ; Along thy glades, a solitary guest, The hollow-sounding bittern guards its nest ; Amidst thy desert walks the lapwing flies, And tires...shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring wall, And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave... | |
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