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" And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms — a garden and a grave. Where then, ah! where, shall poverty reside, To 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride? If to some common's... "
Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ... - Page 14
by James Roach - 1792
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The Gentleman's and London Magazine: Or Monthly Chronologer, 1741-1794

1741 - 858 pages
...furprizt; While, feourged by famine from the fmilinglard, [band; The mournful peafant leads his humble And while he finks without one arm to fave, The country blooms a garden, and a grave. [relide, Where then, ah, where (hall poverty To 'fcape the preffure of contiguous pride ? [ftray'd,...
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The Deserted Village: A Poem

Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 pages
...But verging to decline, its fplendours rife, Its viftas ftrike, its palaces furprize; While fcourged by famine from the fmiling land, The mournful peafant leads his humble band j THE DESERTED VILLAGE. 17 And while he finks without one arm to fave, The country blooms — a garden,...
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Retaliation: a poem. To which is added, some account of the life ..., Volume 1

Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...But verging to decline, its fplendours rife> Its viftas ftrike, its palaces furprize ; While fcourged by famine from the fmiling land, The mournful peafant...grave. Where then, ah where, fhall Poverty refide, To 'fcape the preffure of contiguous pride? If to fome common's fencelefs limits ftrayed, He drives his...
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The Poetical and Dramatic Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: Now First ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pages
...fcourg'd by famine from the frniling land, The mournful peafant leads his humble band ; And while he fmks, without one arm to fave, The country blooms — a garden, and a grave. Where then, ah! where mall poverty refide, To 'fcape the preffure of contiguous pride ? If to fome common's fencelefs limits...
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Critical Essays on Some of the Poems of Several English Poets

John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 544 pages
...verging to decline, its fplendors rife, It's viftas ftrike, it's palaces furprize ; While fcourg'd by famine, from the fmiling land The mournful peafant...fave, The country blooms — a garden, and a grave, The predile&ion of criticks, and indeed of readers in general, in favour of the fimile, as an efTential...
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The Muse's Pocket Companion: A Collection of Poems

1785 - 320 pages
...But verging to decline, its (plendors rife, Its viftas ftrike, its palaces furprife; While fcourg'd by famine .from the fmiling land, The mournful peafant...while he finks, without one arm to fave, The country blooms—a garden ; and a grave. If to Come common's fencelefs limits ftray'd, He drives his flock...
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The Muse's Pocket Companion. A Collection of Poems: By Lord Carlisle. Lord ...

1785 - 304 pages
...fcourg'd by famine from the fmilmg land, The mournful peafant leads his humble band ; And while he fmks, without one arm to fave, The country blooms — a garden ; and a grave. Where then, ah, where fhall potertvrefide. To 'fcape the prcflure of contagious pride.? If to fome common's fenceWs limits ftray'd,...
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Critical Essays on Some of the Poems of Several English Poets

John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 492 pages
...verging to decline, its fplendors rife, It's viftas ftrike, it's palaces furprize ; While fcourg'd by famine, from the fmiling land The mournful peafant leads his humble band ; Andwbilt be finks, without ent arm to fave, The country blooms — a garden, and a grave. The predile&ion...
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The Poetical and Dramatic Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With an Account ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...But verging to decline, its fplendors rife, Tts viftas ftrike, its palaces furprife ; While, fcourg'd by famine from the fmiling land, The mournful peafant...blooms — a garden and a grave. Where then, ah ! where mall poverty refide, To '/cape the preflure of contiguous pride ? If to fome common's fencelefs limits...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...But, verging ti decline, its fplendours rift lu vilh> llrike, its pdaccs furprifc . While, fcourg'd cft, Heaven in fault t; Sayrather, Man's as perfcft as he ought: Kis k bjnd ; And while he finks, without one arm to lave, The country blooms — a garden and a grave ! 'Where...
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