 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
 | William Thomas Thornton - Great Britain - 1846 - 472 pages
...wanderings, and noticed, that when . " To some common's fenceless limits stray'd, They drove their flocks to pick the scanty blade, Those fenceless fields the...divide, And ev'n the bare worn common is denied." P Or "if to the city sped," he could not fail to meet Avith stragglers, who " By cold and hunger led,... | |
 | George Frederick Graham, Henry Reed - English language - 1847 - 392 pages
...themselves over that chamber, whose walls vied with the richest colours of the most glowing flowers." " Where, then, ah ! where shall poverty reside, To 'scape the pressure of pride ?" " This is more particularly the case with the counties to London, over which the Genius of... | |
 | George Frederick Graham, Henry Reed - English language - 1847 - 374 pages
...themselves over that chamber, whose walls vied with the richest colours of the most glowing flowers." " Where, then, ah ! where shall poverty reside, To 'scape the pressure of pride ?" " This is more particularly the case with the counties to London, over which the Genius of... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1849 - 546 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...contiguous pride? If to some common's fenceless limits stray'«!, He drives his flock to pick the scanty blade, Those fenceless fields the sons of wenlth... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - Elocution - 1849 - 366 pages
...dread ocean of unfathomed space ? Then why to these rude scenes repair, Of shades the solitary guest ? Where then, ah, where shall poverty reside, To 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride ? What dost thou mean by shaking of thy head ? — What means that hand upon that breast of thine ?... | |
 | George Rogers - Patriotic poetry, American - 1848 - 180 pages
...the links of human soul. — Author. ( M ) The poor crouch 'neath ; — I'd say reside in, but" — Where then, ah, where shall poverty reside, To 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride 1 If to some common's fenceless limits stray'd, He drives his flock to pick the scanty blade, Those... | |
 | A. Cunningham - 1850 - 200 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 e'en the bare-worn common is denied. THE STANDARD ELOCUTIONIST. If to the city sped — what waits... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1850 - 442 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 the pressure of contiguous pride 1 If to some common's fenceless limits strayed, He drives his flock to pick the scanty blade, Those... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1850 - 558 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 the pressure of contiguous pride 1 If to some common's fenceless limits stray'd, He drives his flock to pick the scanty blade, Those... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Irish literature - 1851 - 476 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...stray'd, He drives his flock to pick the scanty blade, Tho<e fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide. And e'en the bare-worn common is denied. .-/! If... | |
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