 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1770 - 604 sidor
...tempt the dangerous deep ; No furly porter Hands in guilty ftate To fpurn imploring famine from his gate, But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While refignation gently Hopes the way ; And all his profpefts brightening to the la!l, His heaven commences... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 sidor
...tempt the dangerous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate To fpurn imploring famine from his gate, But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While refignation gently flopes the way ; And all his profpecls brightening to the la/1, His Heaven commences... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 sidor
...dangerous deep, j No ftfrly portt-r ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate, Bat on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Bends to the grave with unperceived decay* While resignation gently flopes the way ; And all his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 sidor
...weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to...latter end, Angels around befriending Virtue's friend ; Bends to the grave with unperceived decay, While refignation gently flopes the way ; And all his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 sidor
...tempt the dangerous deep j No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from his gate; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently flopes the way ; And all his profpedts brightning to the... | |
 | 1785 - 320 sidor
...weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; No furly porter flands in guilty flate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to...befriending virtue's friend; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently dopes the way ; And all his profpefts bright'ning to the... | |
 | 1787 - 430 sidor
...Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands., in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate : But on he moves to...latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Bends to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently flopes the way, And all his profpefts,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 sidor
...weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; No" furly porter Hands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to...befriending virtue's friend; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently Hopes the way ; And, all his profpecls bright'ning to the... | |
 | 1791 - 302 sidor
...tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from his gate : But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend; £inks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently flopes the way ;_ And all his... | |
 | 1792 - 112 sidor
..., Explore the mine, or tempt the clangorous deep; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to...befriending virtue's friend; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently ffopes the way; And, all his profpects bright'ning to the... | |
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Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep... 
