 tis hard to combat, learns to fly! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate...  Poetical Works - Page 29by Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 72 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...with an age of ease ; 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 dang'rous deep ; Nor surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ;... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...work and wrep, Explore the mine, or tempt thedangYuus deep; No surly porter stands in guilty stale, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; : But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angles around; befriending virtue's friend; , Sinks io the grave with unperceiv'd decay, • While... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 pages
...eafe; Who quits a world where ftrong temptations try, And, fince 'tis hard to combat, learns to fty ! 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... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...Who quits a world whereslrong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! l-'or u daug'rous deep ; N'o surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...learns to fly I For him no wretches, born to work and weep. Explore the mine, or tempt the clans' rous deep; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To...befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceivM decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 pages
...with an age of ease ; "Who qnits 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 dang'rons deep; No snrly porter stands in gnilty state, To spnrn imploring famine from the gate ; Bnt... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly I For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ;... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...Who quits a world where strong temptations 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 porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from his gate: But... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...learns to fly. For him no wretches bor n to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from his gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend : Sinks... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1813 - 124 pages
...with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptation^ try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work...weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep; Nor surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves... | |
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