 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...  Agricultural inquiry - Halaman 6631922Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | Nicholas Carlisle - 1828 - 352 halaman
...into utter want, they must be maintained in idleness at last 3 HI fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay: Princes...made: But a bold Peasantry, their Country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. The Deserted Village. Repeated animadversions of The Commissioners... | |
 | 1828 - 64 halaman
...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 supplied. * * * * Good heavens ! what sorrows gloom'd that parting... | |
 | George Canning - 1828 - 456 halaman
...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 destroy'd, can never be supplied.' " So say I of the higher ranks of that same portion of... | |
 | 596 halaman
...cause better than he could do it : he said, " 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 csB never be iupplied." To accomplish these grand and important objects, they had... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 halaman
...Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princei 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 every... | |
 | 1830 - 560 halaman
...agricultural part of the community —that, ' Piinces 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 supplied.' " So say I of the higher ranks of that same portion of... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 halaman
...Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may flourish or may fade : A breath can n his reply. [Exit. When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. A time there was. ere England's griefs began, When every... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 halaman
...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. time there was, ere England's griefs began, en every rood... | |
 | Pierce Egan - 1832 - 426 halaman
...than in both Houses of Parliament : — 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 be supplied. Then such sports, the RUSTIC SPORTS, as we are about to... | |
 | Rev. G. Hansbrow - 1835 - 456 halaman
...more justly applied to many of those who longed for such punishments : but as Goldsmith once said, " 111 fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where...accumulates and men decay ; Princes and lords may flourish and may fade, A breath can make them, as a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry — their... | |
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