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" O luxury ! thou curst by Heaven's decree, How ill exchanged are things like these for thee ! How do thy potions, with insidious joy Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy ! Kingdoms, by thee, to sickly greatness grown... "
Reminiscences of Glasgow and the West of Scotland - Page 86
by Peter Mackenzie - 1865
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The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...kiss'd her thoughtless babes with many a tear, And clasp'd them close, in sorrow doubly dear; Whilst her fond husband strove to lend relief In all the silent manliness of grief. Oh luxury! thou curs'd by heav'n's decree, How ill exchang'd are things like .these for thee ! How...
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...kiss'd her thoughtless babes with many a tear, And clasp'd them close, in sorrow doubly dear ; Whilst her fond husband strove to lend relief In all the silent manliness of grief. O, Luxury ! thou curs'd by heaven's decree, How ill exchang'd are things like these for thee ! How...
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Poems by Goldsmith and Parnell

Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...the cot where every pleasure rose ; And kiss'd her thoughtless babes with many a tear, And clasp'd them close, in sorrow doubly dear ; While her fond...lend relief In all the silent manliness of grief. O luxury ! thou cursed by Heaven's decree, How ill exchanged are things like these, for thee ! How...
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...kiss'd her thoughtless babes with many a tear, And clasp'd them close, in sorrow doubly dear ; Whilst her fond husband strove to lend relief in all the silent manliness of grief. O luxury ! thou curs'd by heavVs decree, How ill exchangM are things like these for thee! How do thy...
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Poetical Works

Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...thoughtless babes with many a tear, And clftsp'd them close, in sorrow doubly dear; Whilst her road husband strove to lend relief In all the silent manliness of grief. O, luxury ! thoa cure'd by heav'n's decree, How ill exchang'd are things like these for thee I How...
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Elegant Extracts, Volumes 1-2

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...kiss'd her thoughtless babes with manya tear, And clasp' d them close, in sorrow doubly deur , Whilst uld fate command me to the farthest verge Of the green earth, to distant bit 0, luxury! thou curst by Hcavrri's decree, How ill exchanged are things like these forthce ! How do...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...kist her thoughtless babes with many a tear, And claspt them close, in sorrow doubly dear ; Whilst her fond husband strove to lend relief In all the silent manliness of grief. O luxury ! thou curst by heaven's decree, How ill exchang'd are things like these for thee ! How do...
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The muses' bower, embellished with the beauties of English poetry, Volume 3

English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...kiss'd her thoughtless babes with many a tear, And clasp'd them close, in sorrow doubly dear ; Whilst her fond husband strove to lend relief In all the silent manliness of grief. O luxury! thou curst by heaven's decree, How ill exchang'd are things like these for thee ! How do...
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Specimens of the British poets, Volume 2

British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...kiss'd her thoughtless babes with many a tear* And clasp'd them close, in sorrow doubly dear; Whilst her fond husband strove to lend relief In all the silent manliness of grief. O, luxury ! thou curs'd by heav'n's decree. How ill exchang'd are things like these for thee ! How...
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Beauties of Poetry: Consisting of Elegant Selections from the Works of Pope ...

English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...the cot where every pleasure rose ; And kiss'd her thoughtless babes, with many a tear, And clasp'd them close, in sorrow doubly dear ; While her fond...lend relief, In all the silent manliness of grief. O luxury ! thou cursed by Heaven's decree, How ill exchanged are things like these for thee ! How do...
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