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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... "
Studies from the English poets - Page 495
by George Frederick Graham - 1852 - 519 pages
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The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...must be mine, 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,...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate; But...
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The Beauties of the Poets:: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry ...

1800 - 322 pages
...must be mine! How blest is he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of peace! Who quits a, world where strong temptations try, And...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; No surly porter stands in guiky state, To spurn imploring famine from his gale; But...
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...must be mine, 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,...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ;...
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Poems by Goldsmith and Parnell

Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...must be mine ; How happy 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,...dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending...
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...be mine, 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,...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; J"Jo surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate...
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The Beauties of the Poets: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry

1806 - 330 pages
...mine ! How blest is he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of peace ! \Vlio quits a world where strong temptations try, And since...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from his gate; But...
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The muses' bower, embellished with the beauties of English poetry, Volume 3

English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...be mine ? 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,...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; Nor surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate; But...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...must be mine, How blest is he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And,...born to work and weep Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; Nor surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ;...
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Essays, Poems and Plays: With a Preface

Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 pages
...How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A yonth of labonr with an age of ease ; "Who qnits a world where strong temptations try. And, since 'tis...born to work and weep. Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rons deep; No snrly porter stands in gnilty state, To spnrn imploring famine from the gate ; Bnt...
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Beauties of Poetry: Consisting of Elegant Selections from the Works of Pope ...

1814 - 310 pages
...be mine ! How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labor with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And,...dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; •But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around...
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