To me more dear, congenial to my heart, One native charm than all the gloss of art. Spontaneous joys, where nature has its play, The soul adopts, and owns their first-born sway ; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvied, unmolested... Miscellaneous poems. Dramatic poems - Page 70by Oliver Goldsmith - 1820Full view - About this book
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...their first-born sway ; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvy'd, -unmolested, unconfin'd. But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all the freaks of wanton wealth array'd, In these, eretriflers half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ; And, e'en while fashion's... | |
| Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...their first-born sway; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvy'd, unmolested, unconfin'd. But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all the freaks of wanton wealth array 'd, In these, ere triflers half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ; And,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 pages
...their first-born sway ; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvy'd, unmolested, unconfin'd. But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all...truth, ye statesmen who survey The rich man's joys encrease, the poor's decay, 'Tisyour's to judge, how wide the limits stand Between a splendid and an... | |
| Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...their first-born sway, Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvied, unmolested, unconfin'd : But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all...the freaks of wanton wealth array'd, In these, ere I riders half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ; And, even while fashion's... | |
| 1814 - 310 pages
...their first-born sway. Lightly they frolic o'er the Tacant mind, Unenvied, unmolested, unconfined. But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade. With all the freaks of wanton wealth arrayM. In these, ere triflers half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ; And,... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - 1814 - 434 pages
...civilly upon the Commissioner, then turning to Godfrey, in a low soft voice repeated, " And ev'n when fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks, if this be joy." Godfrey was touched, she saw it, — and sighed A short time afterwards her Marquis left the box. —... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - 1814 - 438 pages
...civilly upon the Commissioner, then turning to Godfrey, in a low soft voice repeated, " And ev'n when fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks, if this be joy." Godfrey was touched, she saw It,— and sighed A short time afterwards her Marquis left the box.—Miss... | |
| 1816 - 612 pages
...unmolested. uncnnhVd: But the long pomp, the midnight masqueWith all the freaks of wanton wealth array 'd, Tn these, ere triflers half their wish obtain, The toiling...decoy, The heart distrusting, asks if this be joy." If thin is not the true eloquence of poetry, I would ask what is? — If this is not pathos — where... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pages
...they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvied, unmolested, unconfm'd : Bnt the long pomp, the miduight masquerade, With all the freaks of wanton wealth array'd....obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain; And, even while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks, if this he joy? Ye friends to... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...owns their first-bom sway; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvied, unmolested, unconfined. But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all the freaks of wanton wealth arrayed— In these, ere triflers half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain; And,... | |
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