 | 1826 - 300 sidor
...all, And the long grass o'ertops the mouldering wall ; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand. Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes and lords may flourish, or... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 sidor
...all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring wall ; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes and lords may flourish, or... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 sidor
...all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring wall ; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may flourish or... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 sidor
...all, And the long grass overtops the mouldering wall; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princei and lords may flourish, or... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1836 - 150 sidor
...And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring wall, And, trcmbling, shrinking from the epoiler'shand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes and lords may flourish, or... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 242 sidor
...all, And the long grass o'ertops the mouldering wall ; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away, thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may flourish, or... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 504 sidor
...all, And the long grass o'ertops the mouldering wall ; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may flourish, or... | |
 | 1840 - 378 sidor
...all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring wall ; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes and lords may flourish or... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 sidor
...all, And the loug grass o'ertops the mouldering wall ; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away, thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may flourish, or... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 292 sidor
...all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring wall, And, trembling, shriiikingfromthespoiler'skand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, 'Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes and lords may flourish, or... | |
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Where wealth, accumulates, and men decay: Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade ; A breath can make them, as a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied. 
