The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life & Writings to which is Added a Critical Disseetation on His PoetryCadell & Davies, 1805 - 148 страници |
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... sigh , my gentle swain , in vain . But your vanity is preposterous . How will this same bard of Bedlam ring the changes in praise of Goldy ! But what has he to be either proud or vain of ? " The Traveller " is a flimsy poem , built upon ...
... sigh , my gentle swain , in vain . But your vanity is preposterous . How will this same bard of Bedlam ring the changes in praise of Goldy ! But what has he to be either proud or vain of ? " The Traveller " is a flimsy poem , built upon ...
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... sighs shall fill the pauses of despair . GOLDSMITH , adieu ! the " book - learn'd priest " for thee Shall now in vain possess his festive glee , The oft - heard jest in vain he shall reveal , For now , alas ! the jest he cannot feel ...
... sighs shall fill the pauses of despair . GOLDSMITH , adieu ! the " book - learn'd priest " for thee Shall now in vain possess his festive glee , The oft - heard jest in vain he shall reveal , For now , alas ! the jest he cannot feel ...
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... Sighs forth her parting wishes to the wind , " And ling'ring leaves her better half behind . Can I forget the intercourse I shar'd , " What friendship cherish'd , and what zeal en- dear'd ? Alas ! remembrance still must turn to you ...
... Sighs forth her parting wishes to the wind , " And ling'ring leaves her better half behind . Can I forget the intercourse I shar'd , " What friendship cherish'd , and what zeal en- dear'd ? Alas ! remembrance still must turn to you ...
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... sigh Prophetic of the dire impending blow , The presage of her loss , and Britain's woe . Already portion'd , unrelenting Fate Had made a pause upon the number'd date ; Behind , stood Death , too horrible for sight , In darkness clad ...
... sigh Prophetic of the dire impending blow , The presage of her loss , and Britain's woe . Already portion'd , unrelenting Fate Had made a pause upon the number'd date ; Behind , stood Death , too horrible for sight , In darkness clad ...
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... sigh with pity at some mournful tale ; Or press the bashful stranger to his food , And learn the luxury of doing good . But me , not destin'd such delights to share , My prime of life in wand'ring spent and care ; Impell'd with steps ...
... sigh with pity at some mournful tale ; Or press the bashful stranger to his food , And learn the luxury of doing good . But me , not destin'd such delights to share , My prime of life in wand'ring spent and care ; Impell'd with steps ...
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Æsop Amidst Auburn blest bliss boast bosom bow'rs breast BULKLEY Burke character charms comedy David Garrick dear death Deserted Village diff'rent e'en Edmund Burke Elphin Epilogue EPITAPH ev'ning ev'ry eyes fame flies follow'd folly fond forlorn genius give HAUNCH OF VENISON heart heav'n hermit honour hour humble humour JAMES BOSWELL Johnson lamp-black land learning lord lover luxury mankind mind mirth MISS CATLEY modern bards moral muse nature ne'er never night o'er OLIVER GOLDSMITH pain passion pasty plain pleas'd pleasure poem poet poetical poetry poor pow'r praise pride rise round scene shew'd sigh simile Sir Joshua Reynolds skies smiling song sorrow soul spread Stoops Stoops to Conquer stranger swain sweet SWEET AUBURN tear thee thine things thou toil tomb Traveller truth turn Twas Vicar of Wakefield wealth Whilst wond'rous wretch write
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Страница 38 - How often have I blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train, from labour free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree...
Страница 57 - Redress the rigours of the inclement clime; Aid slighted truth with thy persuasive strain ; Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain ; Teach him, that states of native strength...
Страница 49 - Ye friends to truth, ye statesmen, who survey The rich man's joys increase, the poor's decay, 'Tis yours to judge how wide the limits stand Between a splendid and a happy land.
Страница 38 - Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn : Amidst thy bowers the tyrant's hand is seen, And desolation saddens all thy green : One only master grasps the whole domain, And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain.
Страница 42 - The sober herd that lowed to meet their young, The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the pool, The playful children just let loose from school , The watchdog's voice that bayed the whispering wind, And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind...
Страница 74 - Though equal to all things, for all things unfit; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit; For a patriot too cool; for a drudge disobedient; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.
Страница 28 - How small, of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure...
Страница 45 - Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And...
Страница 10 - But me, not destined such delights to share, My prime of life in wandering spent and care ; Impell'd, with steps unceasing, to pursue Some fleeting good, that mocks me with the view ; That, like the circle bounding earth and skies, Allures from far, yet, as I follow, flies ; My fortune leads to traverse realms alone, And find no spot of all the world my own.
Страница 48 - The chest contrived a double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day...