| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1770 - 44 pages
...infidious joy, DifTufe their pleafures only to deftroy ! Kingdoms by thee, to (ickly greatnefs grown, Boaft of a florid vigour not their own. At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mafs of rank unwieldy woe ; Till fapped their flrength, and every part unfound, Down, down they fink,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...joy, DifTufe their pleafures only to deftroy ! Kingdoms, by thee, to fickly greatnefs grown, Boaft of a florid vigour not their own ; At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mafs of rank unweildy woe; Till fapped their ftrength, and every part unfound, Down, down they fink,... | |
| John Adams - English poetry - 1789 - 376 pages
...infidious joy, Diffufe their pleafures only to deftroy! Kingdoms by thee to fickly greatnefs grown, Boaft of a florid vigour not their own. At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mafe of rank unwieldy woe ; Till fapp'd their ftrength, and every part unfbund, Down, down they fink,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...joy, ' Diffufe their pleafures only to deftroy ! Kingdoms by thee, to fickly greatnefs grown, Boaft of a florid vigour not their own. At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mafs of rank unwieldy woe ; Till fapp'd their ftrength, and every part unfound, Down, down they fink,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - Essays - 1792 - 308 pages
...infidious joy, Diffufe their pleafures only to deftroy ! Kingdoms by tho/to fickly greatnefs grown, Bind of a florid vigour not their own. At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mafs of rank, unweildy woe : Till fapp'd their ftrength, and every part unfound, Down, down they fink,... | |
| James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...infidious joy, Diffufe their pleafures only to deflroy ! Kingdoms by thee, to fickly greatnefs grown, Boafl of a florid vigour not their own. At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mafs of rank unwieldly woe ; 'Till fapp'd their flrength, and every part unfound, Down, down they fink,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...infidious joy, Diffufe their pleafures only to deftroy! Kingdoms by thee, to fickly greatnefs grown, Boaft of a florid vigour not their own ; At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mafs of rank unwieldy woe ; Till, fapp'd their ftrength, and every part unfound, Down, down they fink,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...grief. Oh luxury! thou curs'd by heav'n's decree, How ill exchang'd are things like .these for thee ! How do thy potions, with insidious joy, Diffuse their...greatness grown, Boast of a florid vigour not their own ; •a/>J /. forft/ s& tff>tt>>. / >'/ ^'4 >>>/>stt.tftj At ev'ry draught more large and large they... | |
| English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...of grief. O Luxury! thou curst by heaven's decree, How ill exchang'd are things like these for thee! How do thy potions with insidious joy Diffuse their...pleasures only to destroy! Kingdoms by thee, to sickly greatuess grown, Boast of a florid vigour not their own. At ev'ry draught more large and large they... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 366 pages
...infidious joy, DifFufe their pleafures only to deftroy!Kingdoms by thee, to fickly greatnefs j*rown, Boaft of a florid vigour not their own. At every draught more large 'and large they grow, A bloated mafs of rank unwieldy woe; Till lapp'd their ftrength, and every part unfound, Down, down they fink,... | |
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