 | William Thomson - 1788 - 404 pages
...one family can attend as many fheep as feveral miles will graze. \ 111 fares the land, tohaft'ning ills a prey, While wealth accumulates, and men 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... | |
 | 1791 - 540 pages
...for one family can attend as Many beep as fcveral miles will graze. Ill fares the land, to haft'ning ills a prey, While wealth accumulates and men decay ; Princes and Lords may flourilh,or may fade, Л breath can make them, as a breath has made : ' Buta bold Peafantry, their... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pages
...Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land , to haft'ning ills a prey ; , Where wealth accumulates , and men decay : Princes and Lords...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...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 - 1805 - 266 pages
...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,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 504 pages
...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 muke them, as a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...hand. Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill feres the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where e gain his 1'rince's ear, or lose his own. Yet soft by nature, more a dup fade ; A breath can make them as a breath lla»4nadc : But a bold peasantry, their country's pride,... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...health ; And his best riches, ignorance of weaIth. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes and lords...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... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1817 - 612 pages
...encourage them to abandon their native soil. Alas ! "Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes and lords...them, as a breath has made; But a bold peasantry, a country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied." In these verses, Sir, is much of sound... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pages
...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, at a breath has made : But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, "V.'lit'H... | |
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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; II But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can... 
