 Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt...  The Deserted Village: A Poem - Page 7by Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 23 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1770 - 604 pages
...cafe ; Who quits a world where ftrong temptations try, And, fince 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly. For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore...mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No furly porter Hands in guilty ftate To fpurn imploring famine from his gate, But on he moves to meet his latter end,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1771 - 590 pages
...a world where ftrong temptations try, And, fince 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him j»o wretches, born to work and weep ; Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep, j No ftfrly portt-r ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate, Bat on he moves... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...cafe ; Who quits a world where ftrong temptations try, And, fince 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore...ftands in guilty ftate To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending Virtue's friend ; Bends... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pages
...learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 316 pages
...; ' Who quits a world where ftrong temptations try, And, fince 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter Hands in guilty ' ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate'... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend; Sinks... | |
 | American literature - 1787 - 430 pages
...eafe ; Who quits a world where flrong temptations try, And fmce 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands., in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...Who quits a world where ftrong temptations try, And, fince 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! . For For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; No" furly porter Hands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But... | |
 | Great Britain - 1791 - 302 pages
...; • Who quits a world where ftrong temptations try, And fince 'tis hard to combat learns to fly. For him no wretches, born to work and weep, • Explore the mine or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from his gate :... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...Who quits a world where ftrong temptations try, And, fince 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! "nr him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; •Jo furly porter (lands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate... | |
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