 A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintained its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence and health, And his best riches...  A History of English Poetry - Page 214by William John Courthope - 1905Full view - About this book
 | 560 pages
...Great Western, and a heavy blow has been struck at the sea itself by Brunei and the South Devon. " But times are altered, trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land and dispossess the swain." GOLDSMITH'S Des. Village. The result of all this will be that in a very few years more, the wild article,... | |
 | 1800 - 322 pages
...maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more. His best companions, innocence and...his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the 4and and dispossess the swain; • Along the lawn, where... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...maintain'd its man; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more: His best companions, innocence and...his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land and dispossess the swain ; Along the lawn, where scatter'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...maintain'd its man ; For him light Labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence...his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd : Trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain ; Along the lawn, where... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...every rood of ground mainlain'd its man; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more : His best companions,...his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain ; Along the lawn, where... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...maintain'd its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life requir'd, but gave no more : His best companions, innocence...his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the laud, and dispossess the swain ; Along the lawn, where... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...companions, innocence ;m<t health; And his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain; Along the lawn, where scatter'd hamlets rose. Unwieldy wealth, and cunib'rous pomp repose; And every want to luxury ally*d*... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 498 pages
...every rood of ground maintained its man ; For him light labour spread her wholesome store; Just gave what life required, but gave no more : His best companions,...his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain ; Along the lawn, where... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 502 pages
...companions, innocence and health, And his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd ; trade's unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain ; Along the lawn, where scatter'd hamlets rose, Unwieldy wealth and cumberous pomps repose ; And every want to luxury allied,... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...rood of ground tnaintain'd its Fur him light labour spread her wholesome store ; Just gavewhatlife required, but gave no more: His best companions, innocence...his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are alter'd : trade's unfeeling train I -in i. the land, and dispossess the swain ; Along the lawn, were... | |
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