 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...crown j , Amidst these humble bowers to.-.kv, me. down; I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return— —and die at home at last. O blest...decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine! How blest is he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of peace! Who quits a, world... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...book-learn'd skill ; Around my fire an ev'ning group to draw, And tell of all I felt and all I saw; And as an hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place...first she flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return — and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...pursue, Pants to- the place from whence at first he flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return... .and die at home at last. O blest...decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest is he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...book-learn'd skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw : And as an hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place...first she flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations pass'd, Here to return — and die at home at last. O bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...to show my book-learn'd skill, Around my fire an ev'ning group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw ; And, as a hare, whom hounds and horns...first she flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return — and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...hours to crown; Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return and die at home at last. O blest retirement,...Retreats from care, that never must be mine ! How blest is he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of peace ! \Vlio quits a... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew, I still had hopes, my loug vexations past, Here to return— and die at home at last. O blest...Retreats from care, that never must be mine ; How blest is he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...to show my book-learn'd skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt and all I saw ; And, as a hare whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return—and die at home at last. O blest... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...show my book-learn'd ski 1 1, Around my fire an ev'ning group to draw, And tell of all 1 felt, and all I saw ; And, as a hare, whom hounds and horns...first she flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return — and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to lire's decline, Retreats... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...show my book-learn'd skill, Around my lire an ev'ning group to draw. And tell of all I felt, and all 1 saw ; And, as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she fie*, I still bad hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return — and die at home at last. O blest... | |
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Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose; I still had hopes — for pride attends us still — Amidst the swains to show my... 
