 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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,... | |
 | 1785 - 320 páginas
...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 - 1789 - 376 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 - 1791 - 966 páginas
...! 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 páginas
...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 - 1792 - 284 páginas
...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 páginas
...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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O luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree, How ill exchanged are things like these for thee! How do thy potions, with insidious joy, Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy! Kingdoms, by thee, to sickly greatness grown, Boast of a florid... 
