 | 1809 - 402 Seiten
...Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Frinees and Lords may flourish or may fade ; A hrenth can make them as a breath has made: But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once denlroy'd, can never he supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs hc' gan, '•. [man ;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 Seiten
...; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Tar, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth...their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never he supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When ev'ry rood of ground maintain'd its... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 Seiten
...And trembling, shrinking, from the spoiler's hand. Far, far away thy children leave the land.. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth...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... | |
 | Thomas Garnett - 1811 - 402 Seiten
...described, than in the words of Goldsmith : " 111 fares the land,, to hast'ning ills a prey, While wealth accumulates, and men decay; Princes and lords...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride,. When once destroy'd can never be supplied." coast there are various kinds of sea-weeds, or wrack, as it... | |
 | William Butler - 1811 - 548 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 PEASANTRY, their country's pride, When once deftroy'd, can never be fupply'd. GOLDSMITH. It has been juftly remarked, that farmers, manufacturers,... | |
 | 1820 - 524 Seiten
...agricultural part of the community — that, ' 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 destroy'd, can never be supplied.' " ' So say I of the higher ranks of... | |
 | Wakefield, Edward - 1812 - 810 Seiten
...bear in mind what has been feelingly expressed by an ingenious poet whom Ireland claims as her own : 111 fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey Where...made; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, If once destroy'd can never be supply'd. Goldsmith's Deserted Pillage. DUBLIN. — Mr. Luke White,... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 Seiten
...character, which he gives to ancient Italy, Terra potent armis atque ubere glebes. LORD BACON. * " III fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supply'd." GotDSMlTH_ t Vide Lord Bacon's History of Henry VII. ^ " A... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 Seiten
...spoiler';. hand, Par, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'r.ing ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay: Princes...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... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 Seiten
...no more ; His best companions, innocence and health ; And his best riches, ignorance of weaIth. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth...breath can make. them, as a breath has made : But a holil peasa. fry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supply'd. Bui times are... | |
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Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, 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 destroy'd, can never... 
