 | Archibald Robertson - England - 1792 - 264 pages
...possessor, the following detached beautiful lines of a celebrated poet, come to our recollection. " How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, " A youth of labour with an age of ease; " And all his prospects bright'ning to the last, " His heaven commences ere the world is past!" GOLDSMITH.... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...me. down; 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...shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of peace! Who quits a, world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly.... | |
 | J. T. Barber - Gwent (Wales) - 1803 - 436 pages
...itself to fall in love with retirement : " O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, " Retreat from care, that never must be mine : " How blest is...crowns, in shades like these, " A youth of labour wiil) an age of ease !" About four miles above Tintern the rural little village of LANDAGO saluted... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - American literature - 1804 - 740 pages
...T, 1804r POETRY ORIGINAL. for the Literary Magazine. THE INVITATION. ADDRESSED TO MR. С SO ....R. How blest is he who crowns in shades like these A...quits a world where strong temptations try, And since he cannot conquer, learns to fly. GOLDSMITH. The glitt'ring pomp of Philadelphia's pride, FROM SchuylkUTs... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...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, Retreats from care, that never must be mine ; How happy he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...to lay me down ; 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...shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of peace ! \Vlio quits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...first he flew, I still had hopes, my loug vexations past, Here to return— and die at home at last. O blest retirement ! friend to life's decline, Retreats...is he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...return, and die nt home at hist. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, j Retreat from rare, that never must be mine ! How blest is he, who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an ajeofease; Who quits a world where strong temptations And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...past, Here to return — and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreat 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 where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...introduced by polished life ; and gives the following beautiful apostrophe to retirement: YOL. iv. v a Q blest retirement! friend to life's decline, Retreats...try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly. I'or him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'raus deep; No surly... | |
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