And though the rocky-crested summits frown, These rocks, by custom, turn to beds of down. From art more various are the blessings sent, Wealth, commerce, honour, liberty, content ; Yet these each other's power so strong contest, That either seems destructive... The Anti-Jacobin Review and Protestant Advocate: Or, Monthly Political and ... - Page 571807Full view - About this book
| John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 396 pages
...grants her bliss at Labor's earnest call ; With food as well the peasant is supply'd On Idra's cliffs as Arno's shelvy side: And though the rocky-crested...frown, ^ These rocks, by custom, turn to beds of down. From Art more various are the blessings sent ; Wealth, commerce, honor, liberty, content. Yet these... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...grants her bliss at labour's earnest call; With food as well the peasant is supplied On Idra's cliffs as Arno's shelvy side; And, though the rocky-crested...frown, These rocks, by custom, turn to beds of down. From art more various are the blessings sent; Wealth, commerce, honour, liberty, content. Yet these... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...grants her bliss at labour's earnest call ; With food as well the peasant is supplied On Idra's cliffs, as Arno's shelvy side ; And though the rocky-crested...frown, These rocks, by custom, turn to beds of down. From art more various are the blessings sent, Wealth, commerce, honour, liberty, content. Yet these... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...Still grants her bliss at labour's earnest call ; With food as well the peasant is supply'd On Idra's cliff as Arno's shelvy side ; And though the rocky-crested...frown, These rocks, by custom, turn to beds of down. From art more various are the blessings sent ; Wealth, commerce, honour, liberty, content : Yet these... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...call ; With food as well the peasant is supply VI On Idra's cliffs as Arno's shelvy side ; And tho' the rocky-crested summits frown, These rocks, by custom, turn to beds of down. Prom art more various are the blessengs sent ; Wealth, commerce, honor, liberty, content. Yet these... | |
| English literature - 1807 - 558 pages
...of habit, and. so true is the old vulgar adage — " One man's meat is another man's posón."— " With food as well the peasant is supplied On Ida's...apprehension, the author, instead of proving that the Irish peasant» live Ш, has only proved that the Irish hogs live -well. Besides, how can he reconcile his... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...call ; With food as well the peasant is supply'd On Idra's cliffs as Arno's shelvy side ; And tho' the rocky-crested summits frown, These rocks by custom, turn to beds of down. From art more various are the blessings sent ; Wealth, commerce, honor, liberty, content. Yet these... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...bliss at labour's earnest call ; With food as well the pea5ant is supply'd On Irira's cliff as Arriu's shelvy side . And though the rocky-crested summits...frown, These rocks, by custom, turn to beds of down. From art more various are the blessings sent ; Wealth, commerce, honour, liberty, content : Yet these... | |
| Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 pages
...call ; With food as well the peasant is supply'd On Idra's cliffs as Arno's shelvy side ; And tho' the rocky-crested summits frown, These rocks, by custom, turn to beds of d.<^n. From art more various are the blessings sent ; Wealth, commerce, honour, liberty, content :... | |
| Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...grants her bliss at labour's earnest call; With food as well the peasant is snpply'd On Idra's cliffs as Arno's shelvy side ; And though the rocky-crested...frown, These rocks, by custom, turn to beds of down. From art more various are the blessings sent; Wealth, commerce, honour, liberty, content : Yet these... | |
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