 The mournful peasant leads his humble band; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms — a garden and a grave ! Where, then, ah ! where shall poverty reside, To 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride?  Poetical Works - Page 46by Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...peasant leads his humble band ; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms—a garden, and a grave. Where then, ah ! where shall...Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide. And ev'n the bare-worn common is deny'd. If to the city sped—what waits him there ? To see profusion... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...surprise, While, sormrg'db) famine from the smilingland The mournful peasant leads his humble land ; to mend ; Now pleas'd along the cloistcr'd walk you...and 10 court the Muse. Meantime at me (while all Mray'd, He drives his flock to nick the scanty blade, Those fenreJt- «s fields the sons of wealth... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...palaces surprise; , srnnrg'd by famine from the smiling land, The mournful peasant leads his humble band; And while he sinks, without one arm to save* The country blooms— a garden and a grave. Where then, ah ! There shall poverty reside. To 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride ? If to some common's fenceless... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...pi essttre of contiguous pride? If to some common's fenceless limits $lr;iy'd, He drivts his tlock to pick the scanty blade, Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide, And « x >• the bare- worn common is denied. If to the city speed — what waits him thcrf ? To see profusion... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 pages
...fmiling land, The mournful peafant leads his humble band ; And while he finks, without one arm to fave, The country blooms — a garden and a grave. Where then, ah ! where fhall poverty refide, To 'fcape the preffure of contiguous pride ? If to fome common's fencelefs limits... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...peasant leads his humble band ; And while he siuks, without one arm to save, The country blooms—a garden and a grave. Where then, ah ! where shall poverty...Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide, And ev'n the bare-worn common is deny'd. If to the city sped, what waits him there ? To see profusion that... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...; While, tcourg'd l>y famine, from the smiling land The mournful peasant l«-acls his bumble band ; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms — a garden and a grave ! Where, tlieu, ah ! where shall poverty reside, To 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride ? If to some common's... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 pages
...The monrnfnl peasant leads bis hnmble band ; And while he sinks, withont one arm to save, The conntry blooms— a garden and a grave. Where then, ah ! where shall poverty reside, To 'scape the pressnre of contignons pride? If to some common's fenceless limits stray'd, He drives his flock to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...surprise ; While, tcourg'd by famine, from the smiling land The mournful peasant leads his humble band ; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms — a gardeu and a grave ! Where, then, ah ! where shall poverty reside, To 'scape the pressure of contiguous... | |
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...surprise ; While scourg'd by famirie from the smiling land, The mournful peasant leads his humble band ; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country...poverty reside, To 'scape the pressure of contiguous prid« ? If to some common's fenceless limits stray'd, He drives his flocks to pick the scanty blade,... | |
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