 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...and all I saw; And as an hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return — and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...share I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown j , Amidst these humble bowers to.-.kv, me. down; I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return— —and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine! How blest... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...all I saw; And, as an hare whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to- the place from whence at first he flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return... .and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...and all I saw ; And, as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return — and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...giv'n my share I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown; Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine ! How blest... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...all I saw ; And as a have, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return — and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreat from care, that never must be mine, How blest... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...all I saw ; And, as an hare whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return— and die at home at last. For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...all I saw ; And, ns a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he lame Sat hov'ring. pinch'd with age and frost ; Her shrivell'd hands, with veins ejubost, O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreat from care, th:it never must be mine ! How blest.is... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...share I still had hopes my latest hours to crown; Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; I stilJ had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return and die at home at last. O bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine! How bless'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she fie*, I still bad hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return — and die at home at last. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest... | |
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Amidst the swains to show my book-learned skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt and all I saw; And, as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she flew — I still had hopes — my... 
