 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...  Vlämisch-Belgien - Página 189por Gustaf Höfken - 1847 - 593 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 páginas
...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 destroy" d, can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When ev'ry rood... | |
 | 1816 - 728 páginas
...strength and wealth of a nation — _ " 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, соя never be suppUci!." For the National Register. BOOK-KEEPING, &c. A few days... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 páginas
...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,...country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplv'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When ev'ry rood of ground maintain'd its man... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1817 - 618 páginas
...recommend the emigration of its subjects, and to encourage them to abandon their native soil. Alas I ', " 111 fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where...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, a country's... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 páginas
...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,...country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintain'd its man... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 120 páginas
...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 ctestroy'd,can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood... | |
 | 1820 - 562 páginas
...agricultural part of the community — that " Princes and Lords may flourish, or may fade ; A breath can make them, as a breath has made : But a bold peasantry,...country's pride, . When once destroy'd, can never be supplied." \/ ' So say I of the higher ranks of that same portion of the com' munity — the unpaid... | |
 | 1820 - 344 páginas
...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,...country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere Scotland's ' griefs began, When every roo4 of ground maintain'd its... | |
 | 1820 - 590 páginas
...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...country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied." It is an intelligent, virtuous, free and extensh ipuhition, able by their talents auJ industry... | |
 | 1820 - 612 páginas
...agricultural part of the community — that " 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 drstroy'd can never be supplied." * So say I of the higher ninks of that same portion of the community... | |
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