 | 1809 - 402 pages
...hist. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, j Retreat from rare, that never must be mine ! How blest is he, who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an ajeofease; Who quits a world where strong temptations And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 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 labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...YOL. iv. v a Q 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,...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,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...at last. O blest retirement, friend to lire's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these,...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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 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 labour with an age of ease ; Who quite a world where strong temptation? try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly I For him... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine! How bless'd is he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of peace! Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 pages
...at last, 0 blest retirement, friend to life's decline, jLetreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest is he who crowns in shades like these, A...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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1813 - 124 pages
...decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest is he, who crowns in shades like these, \ youth of labour 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... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 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 ; K 2 Who rjuits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly... | |
 | English literature - 1816
...to avoid hea»ing a sigh, and exclaiming in the genuine language of poetic fervor : How blest is be who crowns in shades like these A youth of labour with an age of case ; Who quits a world where strong temptation* <ry, - , And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to... | |
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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 combat, learns to fly... 
