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" Even liberty itself is barter' d here : At gold's superior charms all freedom flies, The needy sell it, and the rich man buys ; A land of tyrants, and a den of slaves... "
The poetical works of Oliver Goldsmith, with a memoir by W. Spalding - Page 26
by Oliver Goldsmith - 1864 - 152 pages
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Bell's Classical Arrangement of Fugitive Poetry, Volumes 3-4

John Bell - 1789 - 396 pages
...elegance, and arts ; But view them closer, craft and fraud appear, Even liberty itself is barter'd here. At gold's superior charms all freedom flies,...of tyrants, and a den of slaves, Here wretches seek dishonorable graves, J3J» And calmly bent, to servitude conform, Dull as their lakes that slumber...
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Bell's Classical Arrangement of Fugitive Poetry, Volumes 3-4

John Bell - 1789 - 416 pages
...it, and the rich man buys ; A land of tyrants, and a den of slaves, Here wretches seek dishonorable graves, And calmly bent, to servitude conform, Dull...storm. Heavens ' how unlike their Belgic sires of old I Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold ; War in each breast, and freedom on each brow; How much...
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Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...E'en liberty itfelf is barter'd here ! At gold's firperior charms all freedom flics ; The needy fell it, and the rich man buys ; A land of tyrants, and a den of llaves ! Here wretches firtk H i {honourable graves, And calmly bent, to fcrvitude conform ; Dull as...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...E'en liberty itfclf is barter'd here ! At gold's fuperior charm* all freedom flies ; The needy fell it, and the rich man buys ; A land of tyrants, and a den of (laves, Here wretches feck diihonourable graves, And calmly bent, to fcrvitude conform, Dull as their...
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The Poetical and Dramatic Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With an Account ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...appear Even liberty itfelf is barter'd here. At gold's fuperior charms all freedom flies, The needy fell it, and the rich man buys ; A land of tyrants, and a den of flaves, Here wretches feek diihonourablc graves, , And And calmly bent, to fervitude conform, Dull...
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Beauties of literature, selected from various authors by H. Waylett

Beauties - 1791 - 214 pages
...appear, Even liberty itfelf is barter'd here. At gold's fuperior charms all freedom flies, The needy fell it, and the rich man buys ; A land of tyrants, and a den of flaves, Here wretches feek diflionourable graves, And calmly bent, to fervitude conform, Dull as their...
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Bell's Classical Arrangement of Fugitive Poetry: Vol. IV.

1793 - 204 pages
...plenty, elegance, and arts; But view them closer, craft and fraud appear, Even liberty itself is barter'd here. At gold's superior charms all freedom flies,...dishonourable graves, And calmly bent, to servitude confor*, Dull as their lakes that slumber in the storm. Heavens ! how unlike their Belgic sires of...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

James Roach - 1792 - 284 pages
...appear, E'en liberty itfelf is barter'd here. At gold's fuperior chirms all freedom flies, The needy fell it, and the rich man buys *; A land of tyrants, and a den of flaves, Here wretches feek diflionourable graves ; And calmly bent, to fervitude conform, Dull as their...
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The poetical works of Oliver Goldsmith, with the life of the author ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...Ev'n liberty itfelf is barter'd herej At gold's fuperior charms all freedom flies — The needy fell it, and the rich man buys; A land of tyrants, and a den of flaves, Here wretches feek diflionourable graves, And calmly bent, to fervitude conform, Dull as their...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...l'en liberty itfejf is barter'd here ! At gold's fuperior charms all freedom flies; The needy fell it, and the rich man buys ; A land of tyrants, and a den of ilaves, 1ère wretches fcek diihonourable graves, And, calmly bent, to fervitude conform, )ull as their...
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