 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1853 - 332 pages
...last. O blest retirement, friend to life's 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 where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to... | |
 | C. Gough - 1853 - 428 pages
...: — O blest retirement ! friend to life's 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 where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to... | |
 | William Jerdan - 1853 - 476 pages
...SUBSCRIPTION. 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 labour with an age of ease. GOLDSMITH. I COULD not continue a somewhat dry list in the same chapter... | |
 | William Collins - English poetry - 1854 - 430 pages
...blest 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 labor with an age of ease: Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 't is hard to combat, learns to fly ! For... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Irish Literature (in English) - 1854 - 348 pages
...last. pi O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, 1 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 ; ~Yho quits a woild where strong temptations try, ..md, since 'tis hard... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, William Collins, George Gilfillan, Thomas Warton - English literature - 1854 - 354 pages
...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 labour with an age of ease / 100 Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard... | |
 | Book - 1854 - 496 pages
...at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreat from cares, 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 where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1854 - 564 pages
...friend to life's deeline, Retreats from eare, that never must be mine, How blest is he who erowns, in shades like these, A youth of labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, sinee 'tis hard to eombat, learns to fly ! *... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1854 - 306 pages
...last. O blest retirement, friend to life's 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 where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to... | |
 | William Spalding - English literature - 1854 - 446 pages
...last! Oh blest retirement ! friend to life's decline I Retreat 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 where strong temptations try, And, smce 'tis hard to... | |
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