 Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay: Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade; A breath can make them, as a breath has made: But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never...  Longer English poems, with notes, ed. by J.W. Hales - Page 100edited by - 1872Full view - About this book
 | England - 1845 - 816 pages
...Goldsmith — ' 111 fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, •Where wealth accumulates and тол decay ! — Princes and lords may flourish or may...made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can петег Ъ* supplied.' " The Cln-ematiels always represent an increase... | |
 | Anne Kent - 1846 - 942 pages
...his fellow-men. CHAPTER XIV. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may flourish, or...made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed can never be supplied. DESERTED VILLAGE. AFTER Arbridge had quitted the labourer's... | |
 | W. H. Leigh - Australia - 1847 - 244 pages
...his helplessness, his want. " 111 fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay. Princes and lords may flourish or may...made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once neglected, ne'er can be supplied." Let the sigh that the expatriated tiller of the soil heaved... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 290 pages
...thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes and lords may flourish, or...made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 pages
...thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes and lords may flourish, or...made : But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began. When every... | |
 | Panchkouree Khan (pseud.) - 1849 - 158 pages
...fostering Raj for the poor ryots ! " 111 fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay, Princes and Lords may flourish, or...made; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed can never be supplied." CHAP. XXVII. LOCAL JTJNTEE. — THE COLLECTOR AND CIVIL... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Elocution - 1849 - 466 pages
...thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes and lords may flourish or...made : But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every... | |
 | India - 1849 - 634 pages
...Raj for the poor ryots !" ' 111 fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, ' Where wealth accumulates, and men decay; ' Princes and Lords may flourish, or...made; ' But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, ' When once destroyed, can never be supplied." In several chapters our hero describes, in an historical... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1849 - 416 pages
...thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may flourish, or...made : But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every... | |
 | Questions and answers - 1871 - 732 pages
...economy of the paragraph of The Deserted 1'illaye has often been derided, which commences thus : — " A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When...light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave whnt life required, but gave no more." Now, I am inclined to think that the poet was not so far astray... | |
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