 | James Boswell - 1907 - 712 Seiten
...Goldsmith's " Deserted Village," which are only the last four: " That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the labour'd mole away : While...lectures. Now, I cannot see that lectures can do so much 1 [On the iron crown, see Mr. Steevens's note 7, on Act iv. sc. i. of RICHARD III. It seems to be alluded... | |
 | James Boswell - 1852
..." Deserted Village," which are only the last four : — " That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the labour'd mole away : While...good as reading the books from which the lectures aie taken. I know nothing that can be best taught by lectures, except where experiments are to be shown.... | |
 | 1910 - 542 Seiten
...strength possest, Though very poor, may still be very blest; That Trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the labour'd mole away; While...time defy As rocks resist the billows and the sky. THE TRAVELLER; OK, A PROSPECT OF SOCIETY REMOTE, unfriended, melancholy, slow, Or by the lazy Scheldt,... | |
 | 1910 - 298 Seiten
...strength possest, Though very poor, may still be very blest; That Trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the labour'd mole away ; While...time defy As rocks resist the billows and the sky. THE TRAVELLER; OR, A PROSPECT OF SOCIETY REMOTE, unfriended, melancholy, slow, Or by the lazy Scheldt,... | |
 | William Macneile Dixon - 1911 - 792 Seiten
...possess' d, Though very poor, may still be very bless'd ; That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the labour'd mole away ; While...time defy, As rocks resist the billows and the sky. 430 RETALIATION A POEM OF old, when Scarron his companions invited, Each, guest brought his dish, and... | |
 | 1911 - 784 Seiten
...strength possest, Though very poor, may still be very blest; That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the labour'd mole away; While...time defy, As rocks resist the billows and the sky. Cbatterton 1753-1770 MINSTREL'S ROUNDELAY (From Aella, 1770) O sing unto my roundelay, O drop the briny... | |
 | Robert Porter St. John - 1911 - 268 Seiten
...possest, 425 Tho' very poor, may still be very blest ; That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay,0 As ocean sweeps the labour'd mole away ; While self-dependent...can time defy, As rocks resist the billows and the skv. 430 NOTES 1. 1. Auburn. This name was suggested to Goldsmith by his friend Langton. The place... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - 1915 - 852 Seiten
...strength possest, 425 Though very poor, may still be very blest; That trade's proud empire hastes to swift hou my song, 30 Urania, and fit audience find, though...the barbarous 5 ̏ 430 THE HERMIT A BALLAD (1766) "Turn, gentle Hermit of the dale, And guide my lonely way, To where... | |
 | 1915 - 368 Seiten
...strength possest, Though very poor, may still be very blest; That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the labour'd mole away; While...time defy. As rocks resist the billows and the sky. — GOLDSMITH A mighty fortress is our God, A bulwark never failing; Our helper He, amid the flood... | |
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That trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the labour'd mole away: While self-dependent power can time defy, As rocks resist the billows and the sky. 
