 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 338 pages
...but will not give you relief. The slightest misfortunes of the great, the most imaginary uneasiness of the rich, are aggravated with all the power of eloquence, and held up to engage our attention and sympathetic sorrow. The poor weep unheeded, persecuted by every subordinate species of tyranny ; and... | |
 | Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...slightest misfortunes of the great, the most imaginary uneasiness of the rich, are aggravated with sll the power of eloquence, and held up to engage our attention and sympathetic sorrow, The miseries of the poor are entirely disregarded, though some undergo more real... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Anecdotes - 1797 - 610 pages
...rnoft imaginary uneafinefies of the rich, are aggravated with all the power of eloquence, aucj^§|4 up to engage our attention and fympathetic forrow....unheeded, perfecuted by every fubordinate fpecies L * of of tyranny; and every law, which gives others fecurity. becomes an enemy to then!. Why was this... | |
 | Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1797 - 642 pages
...but will not give you relief. The flighteft misfortunes of the great, the moft imaginary uneafineffes of the rich, are aggravated with all the power of eloquence, and held up to engage rur attention and fympathetic forrow. The poor werp unheeded, perfecuted by every fubordinate fpecies... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 258 pages
...but will not give you relief. The flighteft misfortunes of the great, the moft imaginary uneafinefs of the rich, are aggravated with all the power of...fpecies of tyranny; and every law, which gives others fecurity, becomes an enemy to them. Why was this heart of mine formed with fo much fenfibility ; or... | |
 | English literature - 1804 - 242 pages
...but will not give you relief. The slightest misfortunes of the great, the most imaginary uneasiness of the rich, are aggravated with all the power of eloquence, and held up to engage our attention and sympathetic sorrow. The poor weep unheeded, persecuted by every subordinate species of tyranny ; and... | |
 | English literature - 1770 - 790 pages
...reproaches, but will not give you relief. The flighteft misfortunes, the moft imaginary uneafinefTes of the rich, are aggravated with all the power of eloquence, and engage our attention ; while you weep unheeded, perfecuted by every fubordinate fpecies of tyran-'... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 522 pages
...but will not give you relief. The slightest misfortunes of the great, the most imaginary uneasinesses of the rich, are aggravated with all the power of eloquence, and held uptoengage our attention and sympathetic sorrow. The poor weep unheeded, persecuted by every subordinate... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 462 pages
...but will not give you relief. The slightest misfortunes of the great, the most imaginary uneasinesses of the rich, are aggravated with all the power of eloquence, and held up to engage our attention and sympathetic sorrow. The poor weep unheeded, persecuted by every subordinate species of tyranny ; and... | |
 | English literature - 1818 - 596 pages
...— fhe slightest misfortunes of the great, the most imaginary uneasinesses of the rich, are amavatcd with all the power of eloquence, and held up to engage our attention and sympathetic sorrow. '1 he poor weep unheeded, persecuted by every subordinate species of tyranny; and... | |
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Why, why was I born a man and yet see the sufferings of wretches I cannot relieve! Poor houseless creatures! the world will give you reproaches but will not give you relief. 
