The Poems and Plays of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 1Hurst, 1889 - 245 pages |
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... soul ; While low delights succeeding fast behind , In happier meanness occupy the mind . As in those domes where Caesars once bore sway , Defaced by time and tottering in decay , There in the ruin , heedless of the dead , The shelter ...
... soul ; While low delights succeeding fast behind , In happier meanness occupy the mind . As in those domes where Caesars once bore sway , Defaced by time and tottering in decay , There in the ruin , heedless of the dead , The shelter ...
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... soul aspire , Far from my bosom drive the low desire ! And thou , fair Freedom , taught alike to feel The rabble's rage and tyrant's angry steel- Thou transitory flower , alike undone By proud contempt , or favour's fostering sun— Still ...
... soul aspire , Far from my bosom drive the low desire ! And thou , fair Freedom , taught alike to feel The rabble's rage and tyrant's angry steel- Thou transitory flower , alike undone By proud contempt , or favour's fostering sun— Still ...
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... soul I believe we shall be the happiest couple in all St. James's . Miss Rich . If I could flatter myself you thought as you speak , sir Leont . Doubt my sincerity , madam ? By your dear self I swear . Ask the brave if they desire THE ...
... soul I believe we shall be the happiest couple in all St. James's . Miss Rich . If I could flatter myself you thought as you speak , sir Leont . Doubt my sincerity , madam ? By your dear self I swear . Ask the brave if they desire THE ...
Contents
POEMS | 9 |
THE TRAVELER or a Prospect of Society | 23 |
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS | 36 |
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