The Poems and Plays of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 1Hurst, 1889 - 245 pages |
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... thou , sweet Poetry , thou loveliest maid , Still first to fly where sensual joys invade ; Unfit in these degenerate times of shame , To catch the heart , or strike for honest fame- Dear charming nymph , neglected and decried , My shame ...
... thou , sweet Poetry , thou loveliest maid , Still first to fly where sensual joys invade ; Unfit in these degenerate times of shame , To catch the heart , or strike for honest fame- Dear charming nymph , neglected and decried , My shame ...
Page 63
... thou , visionary birth ? Nature disowns , and reason scorns thy mirth ; In thy black aspect every passion sleeps , The joy that dimples , and the woe that weeps . How hast thou filled the scene with all thy brood Of fools pursuing , and ...
... thou , visionary birth ? Nature disowns , and reason scorns thy mirth ; In thy black aspect every passion sleeps , The joy that dimples , and the woe that weeps . How hast thou filled the scene with all thy brood Of fools pursuing , and ...
Page 84
... thou , whose fame , just born to bloom , Shall spread and flourish from the tomb , How hast thou left mankind for Heaven ! Even now reproach and faction mourn , And , wondering how their rage was born , Request to be forgiven ! Alas ...
... thou , whose fame , just born to bloom , Shall spread and flourish from the tomb , How hast thou left mankind for Heaven ! Even now reproach and faction mourn , And , wondering how their rage was born , Request to be forgiven ! Alas ...
Contents
POEMS | 9 |
THE TRAVELER or a Prospect of Society | 23 |
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS | 36 |
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