 | 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... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - American essays - 1855 - 632 pages
...at 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 labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And since 't is hanl to combat, learns to fly ! For... | |
 | Salem Town - Readers - 1855 - 492 pages
...blessed retiremeut! friend to life's decline, R«treat from care, that never must be mine, How blessed 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 't is hard to combat, learns to fly !... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1855 - 582 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 labor with an ago of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 560 pages
...at 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 labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! •... | |
 | Joseph William Jenks - English poetry - 1856 - 574 pages
...HAN'S DEATH. 0 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 labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 't is hard to combat, learns to fly !... | |
 | William Sherwood - Conversation - 1856 - 466 pages
...last. O blest retirement ! friend to life's decline, Ketreats 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 combat, learns to fly ! For... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1856 - 134 pages
...at last. O West retirement, friend to life's decline, Kctreat from care, that never must be mine ! How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labor with an ago of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 448 pages
...at last. 0 blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Eetreat 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 wurld where strong temptations try. And, since 'tis hard to... | |
 | Joseph William Jenks - English poetry - 1856 - 578 pages
...retirement, friend to life's deeline, Hetreats from eare that never must be mine, Hew blest is he whe erowns time, • And let the base of heaven's deep organ blow, ; Whe quits a world where strong temptations try, And, sinee 'tis hard to eombat, learns to fly ! For... | |
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