 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pages
...Are trifling, and decay ; And those who prize the paltry things, More trifling still than they. ' And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A phade that follows \vealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep ! * And love is still an emptier... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...Are trifling, and decay; And those who prize the paltry things More trifling still than they. "And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep; A shade, that follows wealth or fame, "And love is still an emptier soun4 The modern fair-one's jest: On earth unseen, or only found... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1819 - 120 pages
...brings Are trifling and decay ; And those who prize the paltry More trifling still than they. I 'And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, Aud leares the wretch to weep ? 'And love is still an emptier sound, The modtrn fair om 's... | |
 | 1819 - 382 pages
...circumstance, perhaps, we may attribute the follow ing beautiful description of worldly pleasure : > • " And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; ,, A shade that follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep? GOLDSMITH. And too faithful is the portrait— there are a... | |
 | 1819 - 384 pages
...circumstance, perhaps, we may attribute the following beautiful description of worldly pleasure : " And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep? GOLDSMITH. And too faithful is the portrait — there are a... | |
 | British - 1819 - 114 pages
...every theme, In every Fair would realise their dream.! SATIRE rr Vox, et praterea nihil— — • And what is Friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep j • A shade that follows Wealth or Fame And'Ieaves the wretch to weep. GOLDIMITB.' •Lure sung my... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 406 pages
...Are trifling and decay ; And those who prize the paltry things, Mure trifling still than they. And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep; A shade that follows wealth or fame. But leaves the wretch to weep? And love is still an emptier sound, The modern fair one's jest;... | |
 | Catherine George Mason, afterwards MASON WARD (Catharine George) - 1821 - 802 pages
...say so much ; while at the same time Markland repeated, in his usual strain — t ' ' • • " And what is friendship but a name ? " A charm that lulls...to sleep, " A shade that follows wealth and fame, " And leaves the wretch to weep !" When Miss Mantle, with an enchanting variety of expression in her... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 314 pages
...Are trifling, and decay; And those who prize the paltry things, More trifling things than they. " And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, And.leaves the wretch to weep ? " And love is still an emptier sound, The moder n fair-one's... | |
 | English literature - 1842 - 604 pages
...Are trifling and decay ; And those who prize the paltry things, More trifling still than they. And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame. And leares the wretch to weep. GOLDSMITH. THE expectation of the arrival of the holidays creates... | |
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And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, But leaves the wretch to weep... 
