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From art more various are the blessings sent ; Wealth , commerce , honour ,
liberty , content : Yet these each other ' s power so strong contest , That either
seems destructive of the rest , Where wealth and freedom reign , contentment
fails ; And ...
From art more various are the blessings sent ; Wealth , commerce , honour ,
liberty , content : Yet these each other ' s power so strong contest , That either
seems destructive of the rest , Where wealth and freedom reign , contentment
fails ; And ...
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... mind endear , For honour forms the social temper here : Honour , that praise
which real merit gains , Or e ' en imaginary worth obtains , Here passes current ;
paid from hand to hand , It shifts , in splendid traffic , round the land : From courts
to ...
... mind endear , For honour forms the social temper here : Honour , that praise
which real merit gains , Or e ' en imaginary worth obtains , Here passes current ;
paid from hand to hand , It shifts , in splendid traffic , round the land : From courts
to ...
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As nature ' s ties decay , As duty , love , and honour fail to sway , Fictitious bonds ,
the bonds of wealth and law , Still gather strength , and force unwilling awe .
Hence all obedience bows to these alone , And talent sinks , and merit weeps ...
As nature ' s ties decay , As duty , love , and honour fail to sway , Fictitious bonds ,
the bonds of wealth and law , Still gather strength , and force unwilling awe .
Hence all obedience bows to these alone , And talent sinks , and merit weeps ...
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The pupil of impulse , it forced him along , His conduct still right , with his
argument wrong ; Still aiming at honour , yet fearing to roam , The coachman was
tipsy , the chariot drove home ; Would you ask for his merits ? alas ! he had none ;
What ...
The pupil of impulse , it forced him along , His conduct still right , with his
argument wrong ; Still aiming at honour , yet fearing to roam , The coachman was
tipsy , the chariot drove home ; Would you ask for his merits ? alas ! he had none ;
What ...
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... disperses all my store , And all my board of honour is no more ; For , al ! too
partial to my life ' s decline , Cæsar persuades , submission must be mine : Him I
obey , whom Heaven himself obeys , Hopeless of pleasing , yet inclined to
please .
... disperses all my store , And all my board of honour is no more ; For , al ! too
partial to my life ' s decline , Cæsar persuades , submission must be mine : Him I
obey , whom Heaven himself obeys , Hopeless of pleasing , yet inclined to
please .
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| Titel | The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With a Sketch of His Life and Writings Whittingham's cabinet library |
| Författare | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Utgivare | From the Press of C. Whittingham, 1822 |
| Original från | New York Public Library |
| Digitaliserad | 4 mar 2009 |
| Längd | 112 sidor |
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