 No flocks that range the valley free, To slaughter I condemn, Taught by that Power that pities me, I learn to pity them : " But from the mountain's grassy side A guiltless feast I bring ; A scrip with herbs and fruits supplied, And water from the spring....  The poems and plays of Oliver Goldsmith - Page 38by Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 254 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Welsh - 1907 - 528 pages
...that pities me, I learn to pity them; " But from the mountain's grassy side A guiltless feast I b'ing; A scrip with herbs and fruits supplied, And water from the spring. All earth- born cares are wrong : Man wants but little here below, "Then pilgrim turn, thy cares forego;... | |
 | James Martin Peebles - 1900 - 232 pages
...not be disputed by adepts in history. Beautiful and tender are these lines from Goldsmith: — "No flocks that range the valley free To slaughter I condemn; Taught by the power that pities me, I learn to pity them ; But from the mountain's grassy side, A guiltless feast... | |
 | Robert Maynard Leonard - 1909 - 636 pages
...Raphaels, Correggios, and stuff, He shifted his trumpet, and only took snuff. 398. MAN WANTS BUT LITTLE No flocks that range the valley free To slaughter I condemn...water from the spring. Then, pilgrim, turn, thy cares forgo ; All earth-born cares are wrong : Man wants but little here below, Nor wants that little long.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1909 - 570 pages
...turn to-night, and freely share Whate'er my cell bestows ; My rushy couch and frugal fare, VI. ' No flocks that range the valley free, To slaughter I...by that Power that pities me, -I learn to pity them : VII. ' But from the mountain's grassy side A guiltless feast I bring ; A scrip with herbs and fruits... | |
 | Chester Mann - 1909 - 362 pages
...her friends. Sentient of similar induction must have been the sweet voiced Hermit when he spake, "No flocks that range the valley free, To slaughter I condemn, Taught by that power that pities me, I leam to pity them." Thus musing the Wayfarer strolled home again along the marble walk beneath the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1909 - 566 pages
...valley free, To slaughter I condemn ; Taught by that Power that pities me, I learn to pity them : VII. ' But from the mountain's grassy side A guiltless feast I bring ; A scrip with herbs and fruits supply'd, And water from the spring. VIII. ' Then, pilgrim, turn, thy cares forego ; All earth-born... | |
 | Arthur Christopher Benson - 1910 - 476 pages
...succurrere disco. What he rather says, to parody the words of the hermit in Edwin and Angelina, is — " The flocks that range the valley free, To slaughter I condemn; Taught by the Power that bullies me, I learn to bully them." It is a poor consolation to say that the man who... | |
 | Maude Morrison Frank - 1911 - 220 pages
...There was racing and chasing on Cannobie Lee, But the lost bride of Netherby ne'er did they see. 15 No flocks that range the valley free To slaughter I condemn;...by that power that pities me, I learn to pity them. 16 For oft when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which... | |
 | Sarah Emma Simons, Clem Irwin Orr - 1913 - 410 pages
...freely share Whate'er my cell bestows; My rushy couch and frugal fare, My blessing and repose. "No flocks that range the valley free To slaughter I condemn;...cares are wrong; ' Man wants but little here below, Soft as the dew from heaven descends His gentle accents fell: The modest stranger lowly bends, And... | |
 | Lenna Frances Cooper - 1913 - 352 pages
...INSPIRATION AND AN IDEAL, THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR "No flocks that roam the valley free, To slaughter I condemn; Taught by...herbs and fruits supplied, And water from the spring." — Goldsmith. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I The Art of Preparing Foods 1- 9 II Beverages 10- 14 III Cereals... | |
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