 | William Draper Swan - Readers - 1851 - 442 pages
...— that never must be mine ! How blessed is he, who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from his gate :... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - English literature - 1852 - 570 pages
...mine, How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; 100 Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And,...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, 105 To spurn imploring famine from the gate... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1853 - 332 pages
...she flew — I still had hopes — my long vexations past, Here to return, and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline ! Retreats...born to work and weep Explore the mine or tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state To spurn imploring famine from his gate : But... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1853 - 332 pages
...she flew — I still had hopes — my long vexations past, Here to return, and die at home at last. 0 blest retirement, friend to life's decline! Retreats...born to work and weep Explore the mine or tempt the dangerous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state To spurn imploring famine from his gate: But... | |
 | C. Gough - 1853 - 428 pages
...been introduced by polished life, and gives the following beautiful apostrophe to retirement : — O blest retirement ! friend to life's decline, Retreats...born to work and weep, Explore the mine or tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate :... | |
 | Robert Armstrong (master of Madras coll.) - 1853 - 194 pages
...life informed, and all awake. V. Retirement. 0 blest Retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreat from care, that never must be mine ! How blest is...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring Famine from the gate ;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1853 - 380 pages
...Here to return, — and die at home at last. O blest retirement ! friend to life's decline, Eetreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest is he...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate :... | |
 | William Spalding - English language - 1853 - 446 pages
...Here to return — and die at home at last ! Oh blest retirement ! friend to life's decline ! Retreat from care, that never must be mine ! How blest is...since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretch is born to work and weep, Explore the mine or tempt the dangerous deep : No surly porter stands... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1853 - 332 pages
...life's decline! Retreats from care that never must be mine — How blest is he who crowns in shades bike these, A youth of labour with an age of ease; Who...born to work and weep Explore the mine or tempt the dangerous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state To spurn imploring famine from his gate: But... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1854 - 306 pages
...she flew— I still hjid hopes — my long vexations past, Here to return, and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline ! Retreats...born to work and weep Explore the mine or tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state To spurn imploring famine from his gate : But... | |
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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! 
