 And even the bare-worn common is denied. If to the city sped — what waits him there? To see profusion that he must not share; To see ten thousand baneful arts combined To pamper luxury and thin mankind: To see each joy the sons of pleasure know...  Kottabos: College Miscellany - Page 81869Full view - About this book
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...pi essttre of contiguous pride? If to some common's fenceless limits $lr;iy'd, He drivts his tlock to pick the scanty blade, Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide, And « x >• the bare- worn common is denied. If to the city speed — what waits him thcrf ? To see profusion... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...humble band ; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms—a garden, and a grave. Where then, ah ! where shall poverty reside, To 'scape...fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide. And ev'n the bare-worn common is deny'd. If to the city sped—what waits him there ? To see profusion that he must... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...humble band ; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms— a garden and a grave. Where then, ah ! where shall poverty reside, To 'scape...fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide, " And ev'n the bare-worn common is deny'd. If to the city sped— what waits him there ? To see profusion that he... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 488 pages
...humble band; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms — a garden and a grave. Where then, ah ! where shall poverty reside, To 'scape...Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide, And even the bare-worn common is deny'd. If to the city sped— What waits him there ? To see profusion... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...humble land ; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms — a garden and a grave ! Where then, ah where, shall poverty reside, To "scape...contiguous pride ? If to some common's fenceless limits Mray'd, He drives his flock to nick the scanty blade, Those fenreJt- «s fields the sons of wealth... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...sinks, without one arm to save* The country blooms— a garden and a grave. Where then, ah ! There shall poverty reside. To 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride ? If to some common's fenceless limits stray 'd, He drives his flock to pick the scanty blade. Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide,... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...humble band ; And while he siuks, without one arm to save, The country blooms—a garden and a grave. Where then, ah ! where shall poverty reside, To 'scape...fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide, And ev'n the bare-worn common is deny'd. If to the city sped, what waits him there ? To see profusion that he must... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...humble band ; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms — a gardeu and a grave ! Where, then, ah ! where shall poverty reside, To 'scape...Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide, And e'en the bare-norn common is deny 'd. If to the city sped — What waits him there? To see profusion... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...bumble band; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms — a garden and a grave ! Where, then, ah ! where shall poverty reside, To 'scape...fenceless limits stray'd, He drives his flock to pick the seamy blade, Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide, And e'en the bare-worn common is deny'd.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 pages
...garden and a grave. Where then, ah ! where shall poverty reside, To 'scape the pressnre of contignons pride? If to some common's fenceless limits stray'd,...Those fenceless fields the SOnS of wealth divide, And even the bare-worn common is denied. If to the city sped, what waits him there f To see profnsion that... | |
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