 | Ezra Sampson - 1818 - 432 pàgines
...speaking, in the following lines of Goldsmith : "And what is friendship but a name, A charm that hills to sleep; A shade that follows wealth or fame, •» But leaves the wretch to weep." "When a man falls into misfortune, it often happens that some of those he had most befriended while... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 120 pàgines
...fortune brings Are trifling and decay ; And those who prize the paltry More trifling still than they. I 'And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, Aud leares the wretch to weep ? 'And love is still an emptier sound, The modtrn fair om 's jest ; OB... | |
 | 1819 - 384 pàgines
...circumstance, perhaps, we may attribute the following beautiful description of worldly pleasure : " And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep? GOLDSMITH. And too faithful is the portrait — there are a set of beings... | |
 | 1819 - 382 pàgines
...circumstance, perhaps, we may attribute the follow ing beautiful description of worldly pleasure : > • " And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls...to sleep ; ,, A shade that follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep? GOLDSMITH. And too faithful is the portrait— there are a set of beings... | |
 | 1819 - 114 pàgines
...every theme, In every Fair would realise their dream.! SATIRE rr Vox, et praterea nihil— — • And what is Friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep j • A shade that follows Wealth or Fame And'Ieaves the wretch to weep. GOLDIMITB.' •Lure sung my... | |
 | 1820 - 406 pàgines
...Alas! the joys that fortune brings Are trifling and decay ; And those who prize the paltry things, Mure trifling still than they. And what is friendship but...follows wealth or fame. But leaves the wretch to weep? And love is still an emptier sound, The modern fair one's jest; On earth unseen, or only found To warm... | |
 | 1821 - 282 pàgines
...the joys that fortune brings, " Are trifling and decay ; " And those who prize the paltry things, " More trifling still than they. " And what is friendship...follows wealth or fame, " But leaves the wretch to weep ? " And love is still an emptier sound, " The modern fair-one's jest : " On earth unseen, or only found... | |
 | 1842 - 604 pàgines
...Alas! the joys that fortune brings, Are trifling and decay ; And those who prize the paltry things, More trifling still than they. And what is friendship...lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame. And leares the wretch to weep. GOLDSMITH. THE expectation of the arrival of the holidays creates no... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pàgines
...fortune brings Are trifling, and decay; And those who prize the paltry things, More trifling things than they. " And what is friendship but a name, A...lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, And.leaves the wretch to weep ? " And love is still an emptier sound, The moder n fair-one's jest:... | |
 | Catherine George Mason, afterwards MASON WARD (Catharine George) - 1821 - 802 pàgines
...Mantle say so much ; while at the same time Markland repeated, in his usual strain — t ' ' • • " And what is friendship but a name ? " A charm that lulls to sleep, " A shade that follows wealth and fame, " And leaves the wretch to weep !" When Miss Mantle, with an enchanting variety of expression... | |
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And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, But leaves the wretch to weep... 
