...bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How happy he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For...

...at last. O, blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreat from care, that never must be mine ! How blest is he, who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! —...

...to life's decline, Still cheer this household with thy peace divine : For blest are they who crown, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease; Who quit a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learn to fly. On may...

...at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreat from care, that never must be mine ! How blest is he, who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! Goldsmith....

...home at last. Oblc-t retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care that never must be mine, How blest is he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 't is hard to combat, learns to fly !...

...at last. О blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, ion he generally wears, by draining his superfluous moisture; while the woman, deprived ; Who quits a wprld where strong temptations try. And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly Т...

...blest retirement; friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine I How happy he who crowns in shades like these A youth of labour with ;m age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns...

...decline! Retreat from care, that never must be mine ! „_ » ,;-.,:'--.--• '. - --- •;.• --^=^J^. How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labor, with an age of ease; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since " t is hard...

...at last. O, blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreat from core that never must be mine ! How blest is he, who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'I is hard to combat, learns to fly. Goldsmith....

...Goldsmith, after alluding to some of the beauties of rural life in the Deserted Village, says, — " How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of case." It has been observed by Bayle, that nothing is more extraordinary than for a great man to know...