 | Alexander Campbell - 1802 - 504 Seiten
...Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes and Lords may flourifh, or may fade ; A breath can make them, as a breath has made : But a bold peafantry, their country's pride, When once deftroyed — can never be fupply'd. Deferted Pillage. The value of live ftock and total value of produce... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 Seiten
...has made : K But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When...of ground maintain'd its man ; For him light Labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence... | |
 | 1857 - 628 Seiten
...foolish consequences than that to which Goldsmith gave new wings when he sent forth the assertion — ' A time there was ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintained its man.' [Because the cultivation of land is certainly the most primitive, and is imagined,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 366 Seiten
...Where wealth accumulates , and men decay : Princes and Lords may flourifh , or may fade; A breath can make them, as a breath has made : But a bold peafantry, their country s pride, When once deftroy'd, can never be fupply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 Seiten
...has made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy 'd, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground mainlain'd its man; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 Seiten
...has made: But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy 'd can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When...every rood of ground maintain'd its man; For him light labor spread her wholesome store, Just gave what lite rcquir'd, but gave no more: His best companions,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 502 Seiten
...has made; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintained its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome storey Just gave what life required,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 Seiten
...has made : But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When...rood of ground maintain'd its man ; For him light labor spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 Seiten
...Where wealth accumulates, and meu decay : Princes and lords may flouriih, or may fade — A breath can make them, as a breath has made; But a bold peafantry, their country's pride, When once deflroy'd, can never be fupply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 Seiten
...lla»4nadc : But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'^, can never be supplied. So humble, lie has knock'd at Tiiald's door, inaintain'd its man; For him lignt labor spread her wholesome store ; Just gave what life rcquir'd,... | |
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Where wealth accumulates, and men decay: Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade ; A breath can make them, as a breath has made: But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's... 
