 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
 | George Croly - 1850 - 442 pages
...their first-born 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 tIn-:-!-, ere triflers half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 162 pages
...their first born sway — Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvied, unmolested, unconfined ; But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all...obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain — And, even while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks, if this be joy? Ye friends to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 160 pages
...their first born sway— Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvied, unmolested, unconfined ; But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all...obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain — And, even while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks, if this be joy ? Ye friends... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 476 pages
...their first-born sway ; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvied, unmolested, unconBned : But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all...wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ; Aud, e'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy. The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy ? Ye... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 pages
...arrayed, In these, ere triflers half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ; And even ess it held or the tint which it went Shall we build...Pride, The trappings which dizen the proud 1 Alas surrey The rich man's joys increase, the poor'« decay, ea :i Tu TOUT» to judge how wide the limits... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pages
...their first-born sway ; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvied, unmolested, unconfined. But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all...obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ; And, even while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy. Ye friends... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - 1852 - 570 pages
...their first-born 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, 260 In these, ere triflers half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain... | |
 | Henrietta Dumont - 1852 - 330 pages
...their first-born 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 348 pages
...their firstborn sway ; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, £ Unenvied. unmolested, unconjSnad : But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all...decoy, The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy? -r9 to judge, how wide the limits stand Between a splendid and a happy land. Proud swells the tide... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 524 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...obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain : And even while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks, if this be joy ? Ye friends... | |
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