 Plenty smiles — alas! she smiles for few— And those who taste not, yet behold her store, Are as the slaves that dig the golden ore, The wealth around them makes them doubly poor.  Poems - Page 10by George Crabbe - 1812Full view - About this book
 | George Crabbe - 1808 - 276 pages
...But these are scenes where Nature's niggard hattd Gave a spare portion to the famish'd land ; Her's is the fault, if here mankind complain Of fruitless toil and labour spent in vain ; 9 But yet in other scenes more fair in view, Where Plenty smiles — alas ! she smiles for few, And... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 334 pages
...from the poor! But these are scenes where Nature's niggard hand Gave a spare portion to the famish'd land; Hers is the fault, if here mankind complain...yet in other scenes more fair in view, Where Plenty smiles—alas! she smiles for few— And those who taste not, yet behold her store, Are as the slaves... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 302 pages
...from the poor! But these are scenes where Nature's niggard hand Gave a spare portion to the famish'd land; Hers is the fault, if here mankind complain...yet in other scenes more fair in view, Where Plenty smiles—alas ! she smiles for few— And those who taste not, yet behold her store, Are as the slaves... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 296 pages
...from the poor ! But these are scenes where Nature's niggard hand Gave a spare portion to the famish'd land ; Hers is the fault, if here mankind complain Of fruitless toil and labour spent in vain 5 But yet in other scenes more fair in view, Where Plenty smiles — alas ! she smiles for few —... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1829 - 348 pages
...eomplain Of fruitless toil and lahonr spent in vain ; But yel in other seenes more fair in view, W here Plenty smiles — alas! she smiles for few—- And those who taste not, yel hehold her store, Are as the slaves thai dig llie golden ore, The wealth aronnd them makes them... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1840 - 360 pages
...) But these are scenes where Nature's niggard hand Gave a spare portion to the famish'd land; Her's is the fault, if here mankind complain Of fruitless...vain ; But yet in other scenes more fair in view, When Plenty smiles—alas ! she smiles for few— And those who taste not, yet behold her store, Are... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1845 - 558 pages
...from the poor ! But these are scenes where Nature's niggard hand Gave a spare portion to the famish'd land ; Hers is the fault, if here mankind complain...other scenes more fair in view, Where Plenty smiles — abs ! she smiles for few — And those who taste not, j-ctbohold her store. Arc us the slaves that... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1846 - 376 pages
...complain Of fruitless toil and lahour spent in vain ; But yet in other scenes more fan- in view, When Plenty smiles — alas ! she smiles for few — And those who taste not, yet hehold her store, Are as the slaves that dig the golden ore — The wealth around them makes them doubly... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1847 - 618 pages
...from the poor!u But these arc scenes where Nature's niggard hand Gave a spare portion to the famish'd land ; Hers is the fault, if here mankind complain...vain ; But yet in other scenes more fair in view, When plenty smiles— alas ! she smiles for few — And those who taste not, yet behold her store,... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1850 - 470 pages
...course of this chapter, that the following lines are rather below than beyond the stern truth. " Nature smiles for few, And those who taste not yet behold...ore, The wealth around them makes them doubly poor: 204 THE AGE AND ITS ARCHITECTS. Or will you deem them amply paid in health, Labour's fair child that... | |
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