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" O luxury ! thou curst by Heaven's decree, How ill exchanged are things like these for thee ! How do thy potions, with insidious joy, Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy ! Kingdoms by thee, to sickly greatness grown, Boast of a florid vigour not their... "
The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Miscellaneous poems. The good ... - Page 72
by Oliver Goldsmith - 1825
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The Deserted Village: A Poem

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,...
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Retaliation: a poem. To which is added, some account of the life ..., Volume 1

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,...
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The English Parnassus: Being a New Selection of Didactic, Descriptive ...

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,...
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The Poetical and Dramatic Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With an Account ...

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,...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Dr. Goldsmith: Containing All His Essays and Poems

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,...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

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,...
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The poetical works of Oliver Goldsmith, with the life of the author ...

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,...
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The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith

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...
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The Beauties of the Poets:: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry ...

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...
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Select works of Oliver Goldsmith, Containing i. The vicar of Wakefield, ii ...

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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