...lamentation of the poet over the degradation of the peasantry, is as just as it is touching: " 111 fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth...men decay, Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade; A breath can make them, as a breath lias made. But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When...

...cries. Sank are thy bowers in shapeless ruin all, And the long grass overtops the mouldering wall; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand,...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...

...cries. Sunk are thy bowers in shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring wall ; buse your mother, I will. Tony. Ecod, mother, all...you have spoiled me, and so you may take the fruit hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may flourish or...

...green : Sunk are thy bow'rs in shapeless ruin 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." GOLDSMITH. READER, I have a tale to tell you, — and one of more than common interest; the facts of...

...longed for such punishments : but as Goldsmith once said, " 111 fares the land, to hastening ilia a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay ; Princes and lords may flourish and may fade, A breath can make them, as a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry — their country's...

...shall we not rather adopt the sentiment of Goldsmith, and say : III fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ! Princes and lords may flourish or may fade, A breath unmakes them, as a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When...

...cries. Sunk are thy bowers in shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring wall; i And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade; A breath can make them, as a breath has made; Bu^a bold...

...They forsook the Lord, and served Baalim and Ashteroth.' ' 111 fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates. and men decay : Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade; A breath CIHI make them, as a breath has made ; Hut a bold peasantry, their country's pride,...

...following beautiful quotation from the Deserted Village : " 111 fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may flourish and may fade, A breath can make them as a breath hath made. But a bold peasantry, their country's pride,...

...cries; Sunk are thy bowers in shapeless ruin 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." Dark clouds had gathered along the sky, and the wind was increasing, when we left Scio, and stood across...