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 a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never... The Young Catholic's Illustrated Fifth Reader - Side 3671882Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 sider
...Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may flourifh, or may fade; A breath can make them, as a breath has made: But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once deftroy'd, can never be fupply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood... | |
| 1792 - 112 sider
...hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. ILLAG E. Ill fares the land , to haft'ning ills a prey,~ Where wealth accumulates, and men decay: Princes...breath can make them, as a breath has made: But a bold peafantry, their country's pride, When once deftroy'd, can never be fupply'd. A time there was, ere... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 sider
...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...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When ev'ry rood... | |
| 1800 - 322 sider
...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...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When ev'ry rood... | |
| Thomas Baldwin - 1802 - 68 sider
...rest with unmingled satisfaction. In his deliberate judgment; '"Hi fares the land, to hart'ning ills a prey, "Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes...made-: But a bold peasantry their country's pride, When once destroy *d, can never be supplied.'* « It is an intelligent, virtuous, free and extensive population,... | |
| 1803 - 294 sider
...Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes and lords may flourifh, or may fade; A breath can make them, as a breath has made : But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, » When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. I * THE DESERTED VILLAGE. For him light labour spread her wholesome... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 sider
...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy 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 may fade; A breath can make them, as a breath has made: K But a bold peasantry, their country's pride,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 sider
...wall; 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...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood... | |
| Alexander Campbell - 1804 - 342 sider
...the " bold peasantry" of our mountains and western isles— " 111 fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, " Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ;...made ; " But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, (f When once destroy'd, can never de supplied." 5 GOLDSMITH. And trove a thousand deaths of various... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 sider
...spoiler's haud, 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 lords may flourish, or may fade; A breath can make them, as a breath has mad£: But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When... | |
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