 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 destroyed, can...  The Pamphleteer - Page 368edited by - 1817Full view - About this book
 | 1792 - 112 pages
...fpoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land , to haft'ning ills a prey ; , Where wealth accumulates , and men decay...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... | |
 | Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...labourer. LORD BACONV Works, vol. Hi. p. 34J. PRINCES and lords may flourish or may fade, A breath can make them as a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry, a nation's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. GOLDSMITH. Deserted Village. IT is surprising... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay? Princes...them, as' a breath 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay; Princes...them, as a breath 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... | |
 | Thomas Baldwin - Election sermons - 1802 - 68 pages
...with unmingled satisfaction. In his deliberate judgment ; « '"Hi fares the land, to hart'ning ills a prey, "Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes...them, as a breath has made- : But a bold peasantry their country's pride, When once destroy *d, can never be supplied.'* It is an intelligent, virtuous,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. / 111 fares the land, to hast'ning 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 : K But a bold peasantry, their country's pride,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...wall ; And trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where...them, as a breath 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning 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 madp : But a bold peasantry, their country's pride,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...spoiler's hand. Far, far away thy children leave the land. 711 feres the land, to hast'ning ills d prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes...them, as a breath 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... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ! Princes...them, as a breath 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... | |
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