| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1770 - 44 pages
...infidious joy, DifTufe their pleafures only to deftroy ! Kingdoms by thee, to (ickly greatnefs grown, Boaft of a florid vigour not their own. At every draught...large and large they grow, A bloated mafs of rank unwieldy woe ; Till fapped their flrength, and every part unfound, Down, down they fink, and fpread... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...joy, DifTufe their pleafures only to deftroy ! Kingdoms, by thee, to fickly greatnefs grown, Boaft of a florid vigour not their own ; At every draught...they grow, A bloated mafs of rank unweildy woe; Till fapped their ftrength, and every part unfound, Down, down they fink, and fpread a ruin round. Even... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pages
...vigour not their own. At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mafs of rank unwieldy woe ; Till fapp'd their ftrength, and every part unfound, Down, down they fink, and fpread a ruin round. Even now the devaftation is begun, And half the bufinefs of deftruftion done; Even now, methinks,... | |
| English poetry - 1785 - 320 pages
...deftroy ! Kingdoms by thee, to fkkly greatnefs grown, JJoaii of a florid vigour not their own. At ev'ry draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mafs of rank unwieldy wo ; Till fapp'd their ftrength, and ev'ry part unfound, Down, down they link and fpread a... | |
| John Adams - English poetry - 1789 - 376 pages
...infidious joy, Diffufe their pleafures only to deftroy! Kingdoms by thee to fickly greatnefs grown, Boaft of a florid vigour not their own. At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mafe of rank unwieldy woe ; Till fapp'd their ftrength, and every part unfbund, Down, down they fink,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...joy, ' Diffufe their pleafures only to deftroy ! Kingdoms by thee, to fickly greatnefs grown, Boaft of a florid vigour not their own. At every draught...large and large they grow, A bloated mafs of rank unwieldy woe ; Till fapp'd their ftrength, and every part unfound, Down, down they fink, and fpread... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...! Kingdoms, by thee to fickly greatnefs grown, Boaft of a florid vigour not their own. •At ev'ry on unwieldy woe ; Till fapp'd their ftrcngth, and cv ry part unfound, Down, down they fink, and fpread... | |
| 1792 - 112 pages
...deftroy ! Kingdoms by thee,to fickly greatnefs grown, Boaft of a florid vigour not their own. At ev'ry draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mafs of rank unwieldy woe ; Till sapp'd their ftrength , and ev'ry part unfound , DownV down they fink, and fpread... | |
| James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...infidious joy, Diffufe their pleafures only to deflroy ! Kingdoms by thee, to fickly greatnefs grown, Boafl of a florid vigour not their own. At every draught...large and large they grow, A bloated mafs of rank unwieldly woe ; 'Till fapp'd their flrength, and every part unfound, Down, down they fink, and fpread... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...infidious joy, Diffufe their pleafures only to deftroy! Kingdoms by thee, to fickly greatnefs grown, Boaft of a florid vigour not their own ; At every draught...large and large they grow, A bloated mafs of rank unwieldy woe ; Till, fapp'd their ftrength, and every part unfound, Down, down they fink, and fpread... | |
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