 | 1741 - 832 pages
...Then, pilgrim, turn, thy cares forego j " For earth-born cares are wrong : 1 " Man wants but little here below, " Nor wants that little long." Soft as...from heav'n defcends, His gentle accents fell ; The grateful ftranger lowly bends, And follows to the cell. Tar ihci uia in a glade obfcure The modeft... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Facsimile - 1766 - 256 pages
...herbs and fruits fupply'd, " And water from the fpring. " Then, pilgrim, turn, thy cares forego ; " For earth-born cares are wrong : " Man wants but little...from heav'n defcends, His gentle accents fell : The grateful ftranger lowly bends, And follows to the cell. " Within Far melter'd in a glade obfcure The... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1767 - 632 pages
...For earth-born cares are wrong : " Man wants but little here below, " Nor wants that little long." i Soft as the dew from heav'n defcends, His gentle accents fell ; The grateful ftranger lowly bends, And follows to the cell. Far IhelterM in a glade obfcure The modeft... | |
 | English poetry - 1770 - 268 pages
...with herbs and fruits fupply'd, And water from the fpring. Then trav'ller turn, thy cares forego, For earth-born cares are wrong ; •" Man wants but little here below, " Nor wants that little long." Soft Soft as the dew from 'heav'n defcends, His gentle accents fell, The modeft ftranger lowly bends, And... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Irish fiction - 1773 - 234 pages
...guiltlefs feaft I bring ; * A fcrip with herbs and Fruits fupply'd, * And water from the fpring. f Then, pilgrim, turn, thy cares forego; * All earth.born...modeft ftranger lowly bends, And follows to the cell. D 4 Far : Far in a wildernefs obfcure The lonely manfion lay, A refuge to the neighbouring poor And... | |
 | John Aikin - Ballads, English - 1774 - 328 pages
...with herbs and fruits fupply'd, Ar.d water from the fpring. Then, pilgrim, turn, thy cares forego; For earth-born cares are wrong: Man wants but little here...wants that little long. Soft as the dew from heav'n dcfcends, His gentle accents fell: The modeft ftranger lowly bends, And follows to the cell. Far in... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1787 - 726 pages
...from the mountain's grafly fide A guiltlefs feaft I bring ; A fcrip with herbs and fruits fupplied, And water from the fpring. Then, pilgrim turn, thy...cares are wrong : Man wants but little here below, Nor wants tiiat little long. Soft as the dew from heaven defceiuls His gentle accents fell ; The modeft... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pages
...though my portion is but fcant, " I give it with good will. " Then turn to-night, and freely fhare " Whate'er my cell beftows ; " My rufhy couch and frugal...Nor wants that little long." Soft as the dew from heaven defcends, His gentle accents fell : The modeft ftranger lowly bends, And follows to the cell.... | |
 | Children's poetry, English - 1780 - 226 pages
...condemn: " Taught by that power that pitiet me, " I learn to pity them. " But from the mountain's graffy fide, " A guiltlefs feaft I bring; " A fcrip with...His gentle accents fell: The modeft ftranger lowly bentis, And follows to the cell. Far in a wildgrnefs obfcure The lonely manfion lay, A refuge to the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 106 pages
...Then, pilgrim, turn, thy cares forego ¡ ' All earth-born cares are wrong i ' Man wants but little here below, ' Nor wants that little long.' Soft as...from heav'n defcends, His gentle accents fell. The modelt ftranger lowly bends, And foftows to the ceft. Far in a wildernefs obfcure The lonely manfion... | |
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I condemn ; Taught by that power that pities me, I learn to pity them. But from the mountain's grassy side A guiltless feast I bring ; A scrip with herbs and fruits supplied, And water from the spring. Then, pilgrim, turn, thy cares forego, All earth-born... 
