 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 tempt the dangerous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Seite 441herausgegeben von - 1770Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 Seiten
...wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate To fpurn imploring famine from his...grave with unperceived decay, While refignation gently flopes the way ; And all his profpecls brightening to the la/1, His Heaven commences ere the world... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 Seiten
...dangerous deep, j No ftfrly portt-r ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate, Bat on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Bends to the grave with unperceived decay* While resignation gently flopes the way ; And all his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 Seiten
...tempt the dangerous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending Virtue's friend ; Bends to the grave with unperceived decay, While refignation gently flopes the way ; And all his... | |
 | 1785 - 320 Seiten
...tempt the dang'rous deep; No furly porter flands in guilty flate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...befriending virtue's friend; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently dopes the way ; And all his profpefts bright'ning to the... | |
 | 1787 - 430 Seiten
...tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands., in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate : But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Bends to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently flopes the way, And all his profpefts,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 Seiten
...mine ; How bleft is he who crowns, in fhades like thefe, A youth of labour with an age of eafe ; Who Who quits a world where ftrong temptations try, And...befriending virtue's friend ;' Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refiguation gently Hopes the way ; And all his profpcfts brightning to the... | |
 | 1791 - 302 Seiten
...wretches, born to work and weep, • Explore the mine or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from his...latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend; £inks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently flopes the way ;_ And all his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 Seiten
...wretches, born to work and weep, t Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deepf No fui-ly porter ftands, in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from his...befriending Virtue's friend; Sinks to the grave, with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently flopes the way; And all his profpefts bright'ning at the... | |
 | 1792 - 112 Seiten
...tempt the clangorous deep; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...befriending virtue's friend; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently ffopes the way; And, all his profpects bright'ning to the... | |
 | James Roach - 1792 - 284 Seiten
...the dang'rou* deep ; No furly poner Rands in guilty flate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gatel; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend j Sinks to the grave with unpereeiv'd decay, "While refignation gently flopes the way j And, all his... | |
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