 Schiraz' walls I bent my way !" Cursed be the gold and silver which persuade Weak men to follow far fatiguing trade ! The lily peace outshines the silver store, And life is dearer than the golden ore ; Yet money tempts us o'er the desert brown...  The Poetical Works of William Collins - Page 18by William Collins - 1804 - 144 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Crabb - 1818 - 918 pages
...The vole« of reason ie more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination. ADDISON. Ab ! why was ruin so attractive made, Or, why fond man so easily betray'd/ Why heed we not, while mad we baste alón?, The gentle voice of peace or pleasure's song ? I hellere that the knowledge of Dryden... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 272 pages
...persuade Weak men to follow far fatiguing trade ! The lily peace outshines the silver store; And life is dearer than the golden ore: Yet money tempts us...and oft the sea; And are we only yet repaid by thee 1 —Ah! why was ruin so attractive made ? Or why fond man so easily betray'd 1 Why heed we not, while... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray, James Beattie, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 478 pages
...persuade Weak men to follow far fatiguing trade ! The lily peace outshines the silver store, And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us...ruin so attractive made ? Or why fond man so easily betray *dt Why heed we not, while mad we haste along, The gentle voice of Peace, or Pleasure's song... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...persuade Weak men to follow far fatiguing trade ! The lily peaee outshines the silver store, And life pu Xu attraetive made, Or why tond man so easily betray'd ? Why heed we not, while mad we haste along, The... | |
 | William Collins - 1827 - 234 pages
...persuade Weak men to follow far-fatiguing trade ! The lily peace outshines the silver store, And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the desert brown, 35 To every distant mart and wealthy town. '• Full oft we tempt the land, and aft the sea ; And are... | |
 | William Collins - 1827 - 234 pages
...persuade Weak men to follow far-fatiguing trade ! The lily peace outshines the silver store, And life is dearer than the golden ore: Yet money tempts us o'er the desert brown, 35 To every distant mart and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the sea; And are we... | |
 | William Collins - 1828 - 104 pages
...persuade Weak men to follow far fatiguing trade ! The lily peace outshines the silver store, And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us...tempt the land, and oft the sea : And are we only yet repay'd by thee ? Ah ! why was ruin so attractive made, Or why fond man so easily betray 'd? Why heed... | |
 | William Collins - 1828 - 108 pages
...persuade Weak men to follow far fatiguing trade ! The lily peace outshines the silver store, And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us...Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the sea : And lire we only yet repay'd by thee? Ab ! why was ruin so attractive made, Or why fond man so easily bttray'd... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 432 pages
...persuade Weak man to follow far fatiguing trade. The lily, peace, outshines the silver store; And life is dearer than the golden ore. Yet money tempts us...desert brown, To every distant mart and wealthy town. Hassan, or the Camel- driver, ARTHUR PHILIPSON, and Anne of Geierstein, thus placed together in a situation... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1829 - 272 pages
...persuade Weak man to follow far fatiguing trade. The lily peace outshines the silver store; And life is dearer than the golden ore. Yet money tempts us...desert brown, To every distant mart and wealthy town. Hassan, or the Camel-driver. ARTHUR PHILIPSON, and Anne of Geierstein, thusplaced together in a situation... | |
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