 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 446 pages
...to show my book-learn'd skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw; And, as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue,...last. O, blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care that never must be mine ! How happy he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 416 pages
...to show my book-learn'd skill , Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw; And , as a hare whom hounds and horns pursue , Pants to the place from whence at first he flew, I still had hopes , my long vexations past, Here to return — and die at home at last. O... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 276 pages
...skill — Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw ; And as an hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place...first she flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations pass'd, Here to return — and die at home at last. O bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 pages
...saw; And, as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursua, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew. [ still had hopes, 'my long vexations past, Here to return — and die at home at last. O bleat retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 290 pages
...humble bowers to sit me down ; Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw. And, as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue,...past, Here to return — and die at home at last. How blest is he, who crowns, in shades like these A youth of labor with an age of case ; Who quits... | |
 | James Waddel Alexander - 1847 - 300 pages
...to show my book-learn'd skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw. And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue,...she flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Home to return — and die at home at last." GOLDSMITH. AFTER an absence of many years I lately revisited... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 pages
...all I saw; And, as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursua. Pants to the place from whence at first he ξ$ z WAJ ̈m` _u N Ȩ^< f (faV, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth... | |
 | John BECHERVAISE - 1847 - 118 pages
...share — I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return, and die at home at last. Goldsmith's Trmetter. PORTSEA: PRINTED BY W. WOODWARD. 1847. .-fcV: -•> * TO VICE ADMIRAL SIR WILLIAM... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 740 pages
...to show my book-learn'd skill ; Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw ; And, as a hare, whom hounds and horns...past, Here to return . . and die at home at last. That hope is idle for him. Sweet Auburn is no more. But though he finds the scene deserted, for us... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 744 pages
...to show my book-learn'd skill ; Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw ; And, as a hare, whom hounds and horns...past, Here to return . . and die at home at last. 1767 TO 1774.] 541 That hope is idle for him. Sweet Auburn is no more. But though he finds the scene... | |
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Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose; I still had hopes — for pride attends us still — Amidst the swains to show my... 
