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" O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care that never must be mine, How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labor with an age of ease... "
Mahomet and his successors - Page 235
by Washington Irving - 1882
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The Muse's Pocket Companion: A Collection of Poems

English poetry - 1785 - 316 pages
...youth of labour with an age of eafe ; ' Who quits a world where ftrong temptations try, And, fince 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches,...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter Hands in guilty ' ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate'...
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Miscellanies, Moral and Instructive, in Prose and Verse

American literature - 1787 - 430 pages
...thefe, A youth of labour, with an age of eafe ; Who quits a world where flrong temptations try, And fmce 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches,...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands., in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate...
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The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent ..., Volume 8

Great Britain - 1791 - 302 pages
...youth of labour with an age of eafe ; • Who quits a world where ftrong temptations try, And fince 'tis hard to combat learns to fly. For him no wretches,...to work and weep, • Explore the mine or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from his gate :...
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The Poetical and Dramatic Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With an Account ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...Who quits a world where ftrong temptations try, And, fince 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! . For For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; No" furly porter Hands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Dr. Goldsmith: Containing All His Essays and Poems

Oliver Goldsmith - Essays - 1792 - 308 pages
...youth of labour, with an age of cafe! .'. Who quits a world, where ftrong temptations try, And, fmce 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, t Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deepf No fui-ly porter ftands, in guilty ftate, To fpurn...
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Poems Selected and Printed by a Small Party of English, who Made this ...

1792 - 112 pages
...eafe; Who quits a world where ftrong temptations try; And, fmce 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly! For For him no wretches , born to work and weep , Explore the mine, or tempt the clangorous deep; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ;...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...cafe*; Who quits a world where flrong temptations tiy» And, fmce 'tis hard to combat, learns to 9y. -^. For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the- mine, or tempt the dang'rou* deep ; No furly poner Rands in guilty flate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gatel; But...
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The poetical works of Oliver Goldsmith, with the life of the author ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...thefe, A youth of labour with an age of eafe; Who quits a world where ftrong temptations try, And, fmce 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly! For him no wretches,...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate; But...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...youth of labour with an age of cafe ; Who quits a world where ft ran g temptations try, And, fince 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches,...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rouc deep; No furly poner (lands in guilty (late, Го ipurn imploring famine from the gate} Rut...
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The Beauties of the Poets:: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry ...

English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine! How blest is he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of peace! Who quits a, world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to...
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