 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1850 - 558 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 162 pages
...saw ; O bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine ? How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these,...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, or... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 160 pages
...last. O bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine ? How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these,...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, or... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Irish literature - 1851 - 476 pages
...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,...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,... | |
 | William Draper Swan - Readers - 1851 - 442 pages
...— 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 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly. For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 pages
...seclusion : Oh bless'd 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... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 936 pages
...blest retirement, friend to life's decline. Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How happy 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 to combat, leams to fly. For... | |
 | G. S. Rousseau - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 420 pages
...seclusion: Oh bless'd 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... | |
 | Connie Robertson - Reference - 1998 - 686 pages
...their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied. 4151 The Deserted Village How happy for which we have little experience, the task of surviving prosperity. 43 4 1 52 The Deserted Village The watchdog's voice that bayed the whisp'ring wind, And the loud laugh... | |
 | Diane Ravitch, Michael Ravitch - Literary Collections - 2006 - 512 pages
...blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How happy he 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 fly! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or... | |
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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... 
