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... Annual Register - Pàgina 197editat per - 1771Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 pàgines
...dangerous deep; Nor 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 virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay. While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his... | |
| 1814 - 310 pàgines
...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 virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay. While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 640 pàgines
...autumn, show each year the consolations that compose and satisfy a quiet, faithful, sweet old age. " For on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending Virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While Resignation gently slopes the way ; And all his... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 pàgines
...dang'roua 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 virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 pàgines
...dang'rous deep ; • No furly porter flands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently flopes the way : And all his... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pàgines
...weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; Ko surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn Imploring famine from the gate ; Bat on he moves to...latter end, , Angels around befriending virtue's friend *, Sinks to the grave with oupereeiv'd decay, AVhile resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 pàgines
...dang'rous 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 virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pàgines
...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...grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 pàgines
...dang'rous 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 virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; • .• . And,... | |
| 1816 - 598 pàgines
...quits a world where strong temptations "У. And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly '• Onward he moves, to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks ш the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his... | |
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