These simple blessings of the lowly train; To me more dear, congenial to my heart, One native charm, than all the gloss of art; Spontaneous joys, where Nature has its play, The soul adopts, and owns their firstborn sway; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant... The Yahoo: A Satirical Rhapsody ... - Seite 110von William Watts - 1846 - 119 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| John Huddlestone Wynne - 1807 - 744 Seiten
...passion ;' to banish every unpleasant reflection from my memory; and diffuse tranquillity o'er my mind. ' But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all...obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ; And, e'en while Fashion's brightest arts decoy, • The heart distrusting, asks if this be joy? GOLDSMITH.... | |
| 1800 - 322 Seiten
...their first-born sway ; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, UnenvyM, unmolested, unconfin'd. But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all...The toiling pleasure sickens into pain; And, ev'n while fashion's brightest charms decoy, The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy. Ye friends to... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 Seiten
...sway; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvicd, unmolested, unconfin'd. But the long pompj the midnight masquerade, With all the freaks of wanton...obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain; And, e'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy? Ye friends... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 Seiten
...their first-born sway; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvy'd, unmolested, unconftn'd. But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all...obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain : And e'en while Fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks, if this be joy ? Ye friends... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 Seiten
...their first-born sway ; Lightly they frolick o'er the vacant mind, Unenvied, unmolested, unconfined. But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all...obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ; And, e'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks, can this be joy ? Ye friends... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 Seiten
...their first-born sway ; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, UnenvyM, unmolested, unconfin'd. But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all...obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ; And, e'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks, if this be joy ? Ye friends... | |
| 1806 - 330 Seiten
...their first-born sway; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvy'd, unmolested, unconfin'd. But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all...The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ; And, ev'n while fashion's brightest charms decoy, The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy. Ye friends to... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 Seiten
...first-born sway ; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvy'd, unmolested, unconfin'd. But the Ion; pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all the freaks of wanton wealth array'd, In these, ere trifters half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ; And, even while fashion's... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 Seiten
...their first-born sway ; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvy'd, unmolested, unconfin'd, But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all...the freaks of wanton wealth array'd, In these, ere trifles half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ; And, ev'n, while fashion's... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 Seiten
...bliss go round ; Nor the coy maid, half willing to be prest, Shall kiss the cup to pass it to the rest. But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade, With all...the freaks of wanton wealth array'd, In these, ere t filters half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain ; And, even while fashion's... | |
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