 In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs - and God has given my share I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting...  The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith - Page 41by Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 129 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...grew, Bemembrance wakes with all her busy train, Swells at my breast, and turns the past to pain. 1 still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learn'd skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all... | |
 | Adam Waldie - Literature - 1833 - 640 pages
...still had no|>cs, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bow'rs to lay me down ; To l.usband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame...hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learned skill. Around mv fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all... | |
 | Jacob Halls Drew - 1834 - 556 pages
...with me is past, and I shall never attempt it. When I relinquish my present occupation, I intend ' To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting, by repose.' " Alas ! that his opinion, that he should not live to see the accomplishment of the suggested undertaking,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1835 - 362 pages
...share — I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep...attends us still — Amidst the swains to shew my book-learn "d skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 pages
...my share— I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep...hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learn'd skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all... | |
 | 1837 - 646 pages
...my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; * Essay on the Poetry of Gray. To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep...for pride attends us still, — Amidst the swains to show my book-learn'd skill ; Around my fire an evening group to draw, To tell of all I felt, of all... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1837 - 538 pages
...share — (i) I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose : (2' I still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learn'd skill,... | |
 | Theology - 1838 - 808 pages
...given my share, 1 still had hopes, my latest hour to crown, Amid these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep...hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learned skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and alii... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 pages
...Poems, p. 22. I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep...hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learn'd skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Medicine in literature - 1839 - 360 pages
...desires !' I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep...hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learn'd skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all... | |
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