 | 1822 - 550 pages
...friend to life's decline, Still cheer this household with thy peace divine; For blest are they who crown in shades like these A youth of labour with an age of ease; Who quit a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learn to fly. On may ye... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1823 - 494 pages
...yourself, and with him exclaim, "0 blest retirement! friend to life's decline, Retreats from vice * How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease." Beware of Pope. He enchants you with his flowing numbers, while he poisons you with his pernicious... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care that never must be mine, {:/ 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine,... | |
 | Steam boat companion - 1824 - 228 pages
...350 feet. " 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...quits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly." And this beautiful description of Dr. Gold smith's, is fully exemplified... | |
 | 1824 - 596 pages
...,1Mar,i. O blest retirement ! friend to life's decline, Retreats from care that never must he 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 and... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreat from cares, that never must be mine, How bless'd is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of...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,... | |
 | Martin M'Dermot, Martin MacDermot - Acting - 1824 - 430 pages
...blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest 1s he, who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world when strong temptations try, And since 'tis bard to combat, learns to fly. For him no wretches, born... | |
 | Martin M'Dermot, Martin MacDermot - Acting - 1824 - 430 pages
...decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, ' How blest is he, who crowns, in shades like the A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world when strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly. For him no wretches, born... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 476 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,...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,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 pages
...retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreat from care, tliat never roust be mine » How blest is be, who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour...quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to &y ! For him op wretches, born to work and w«ep, Explore the mine,... | |
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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... 
