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" The good old sire the first prepared to go To new-found worlds, and wept for others' woe ; But for himself, in conscious virtue brave, He only wished for worlds beyond the grave. "
The National quarterly review, ed. by E.I. Sears - Page 145
edited by - 1870
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Poems by Goldsmith and Parnell

Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...pleasure pass'd, Hung round the bowers, and fondly look'd their last, And took a long farewell, and wish'd in vain For seats like these beyond the western main ; And shuddering still to face the distant deep, Return 'd and wept, and still return'd to weep. The good old sire, the first prepared to go To new-found...
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Beauties of Poetry: Consisting of Elegant Selections from the Works of Pope ...

English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...pleasure past, Hung round the bowers, and fondly look'd their last, And took a long farewell, and wish'd in vain For seats like these beyond the western main...: And, shuddering still to face the distant deep, Return'd and wept, and still return'd to weep. The good old sire the first prepared to go To new-found...
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The poems and plays of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...That called them from their native walks away: When the poor exiles, every pleasure past, Hung round the bowers, and fondly looked their last; And took...Returned and wept, and still returned to weep. The good old sire the first prepared to go To new-found worlds, and wept for others' wo—- But for himself,...
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The Ocean Harp: A Poem; in Two Cantos: with Some Smaller Pieces; and a ...

John Agg - Physicians - 1819 - 196 pages
...past, " Hung round the bowers, and fondly look'd their last, " And took a long farewell, and wish'd in vain " For seats like these beyond the western...main; " And shuddering still to face the distant deep, " Return'd and wept, and still return'd to weep!" But the sudden and tremendous disruption of the most...
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Poems

Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...poor exiles, every pleasure past, Hunground the bowers, and fondly looked their last, And took along farewell, and wished in vain For seats like these...Returned and wept, and still returned to weep. The good old sire, the first prepared to go To new-found worlds, and wept for others' wo ; But for himself,...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 446 pages
...pleasure past, Hung round the bowers, and fondly look'd their last, And took a long farewell, and wish'd in vain For seats like these beyond the western main ; And shuddering still to face the distant deep,Return'd and wept, and still return'd to weep ! The good old sire, the first prepar'd to go To...
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The Traveller, the Deserted Village, and Other Poems

Oliver Goldsmith - Bible - 1822 - 194 pages
...pass'd, Hung round the bowers, and fondly look'd their last, D2 And took a long farewell, and wish'd in vain For seats like these beyond the western main ; And shuddering still to face the distant deep, Return'd and wept, and still return'd to weep. The good old sire the first prepared to go, To new-found...
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The British Poets: Including Translations ...

British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 290 pages
...pleasure pass'd, Hung round the bowers, and fondly look'd their last, And took a long farewell, and wish'd in vain For seats like these beyond the western main; And, shuddering still to face the distant deep, Return'd and wept, and still return'd to weep. The good old sire the first prepared to go To new-found...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors, Volume 30

Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 428 pages
...Hung round the bowers, and fondly look'd their And took a long farewell, and wish'd in vain [last, For seats like these beyond the western main ; And, shuddering still to face the distant deep, Return'd and wept, and still return'd to weep. The good old sire the first prepar'd to go To new-found...
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Noontide leisure; or, Sketches in summer

Nathan Drake - 1824 - 658 pages
...pleasure past, Hung round the bow'rs, and fondly look'd their last, And took a long farewell, and wish'd in vain For seats like these beyond the Western main...; And, shuddering still to face the distant deep, Eeturn'd and wept, and still returned to weep. The good old sire the first prepar'd to go To new-found...
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