 Yes, let the rich deride, the proud disdain. These simple blessings of the lowly train ; To me more dear, congenial to my heart, One native charm than all the gloss of art.  The Deserted Village: A Poem - Page 14by Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 23 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1785 - 316 pages
...round ; Nor the coy-maid, half willing to be preft, Shall kifs the cup to pafs it to the reft. Yea ! let the rich deride, the proud difdain, Thefe fimple...joys, where Nature has its play, The foul adopts and owns'their firft-born fway ; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvy'd, unmolefted, unconfin'd,... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 544 pages
...their exiftence. The foregoing defcription not unnaturally introduces the following reflections : Yes ! let the rich deride, the proud difdain, Thefe fimple...all the glofs of art; Spontaneous joys, where nature ba$ its play, The Jbitl adopts, and ovum their frrfl-barnjway : Lightly they frolick o'er the vacant... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 492 pages
...introduces the following reflections : Yes ! let the rich deride, the proud difdain, Thefe fimple bleflings of the lowly train ; To me more dear, congenial to...heart, One native charm, than all the glofs of art; Sptntaneotis j»js, where nature has it The foul adopts^ and mint thtirfirft-bornfiuaj : Lightly they... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...round ; Nor the coy-maid, half willing to be prett, Shall kifs the cup to p'afs it to the reft. Yes ! let the rich deride, the proud difdain, Thefe fimple...the lowly train, To me more dear, Congenial to my rtcart, One native charm, than all the gldfs of a-rt ; Spontaneous joys, where Nature ha' its play,... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1786 - 248 pages
...unenlightened in our own. HALLOWEEN. * Yes ! let the Rich deride, the Proud difdain, Thefimplepleafures of the lowly train ; To me more dear, congenial to...heart, One native charm, than all the glofs of art. r OLDSMIT H. UPON that night, when Fairies light, On CaJJllis Downans f dance, Or owre the lays, in... | |
 | James Lackington - Booksellers and bookselling - 1791 - 366 pages
...- Amidft the fwains to (hew my book-learn'd (kill. Yes, let the rich deride, with proud difdain The fimple bleffings of the lowly train ; To me, more...art : Spontaneous joys, where nature has its play, 3'he foul adopts, and owns their firft-born fway ; iightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvy'd,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...p;ils it to the reft. Yes ! let the rich deiitle, the proud difdain, "Thete fimple bleflings of ti-c at fmiling angel, frauds, t;:<; glofs of art : Spontaneous joys, where nature has its pi ly, The foul adopts, and owns their... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Essays - 1792 - 308 pages
...th'e cup to pafs it to the reft. Yes, let the rich deride, the proud difdain, Thefe fimple blefiings of the lowly train ; To me more dear, congenial to...the glofs of art! Spontaneous joys, where nature has it's play, The foul adopts, and owns their firft-bprn fway ). Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind,... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...the cup to pafs it to the refl. Yes ! let the rich deride, the proud difdain, Thefe fimple bleflings of the lowly train*, To me more dear congenial to...all the glofs of art; Spontaneous joys, where nature had its play, The foul adopts, and owns their firfl-born fway : Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...cup to pafs it to the reft. 250 Yes ! 1st the rich deride, the proud difdain, Thefe fimple blcffings of the lowly train, To me more dear, congenial to...art; Spontaneous joys, where nature has its play, 255 The foul adopts, and owns their firft-born fway ; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvied,... | |
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