 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 psl.
...all, And the long grafs o'ertops the mouldering wall, And And trembling, flirinking from the fpoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to haftening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; Princes and lords may flourifh, or... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 psl.
...the long grafs o'ertops the mouldering wall j And And trembling, fhrinking from the fpoiler's hands, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to haftening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may flourim, or... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 psl.
...And the long grafs o'ertops the mould'ring wall, And, And, trembling, fhrinking from the fpoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to haft'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may flourifh, or... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 psl.
...all. And the long, grafs o'ertop^ the mould 'ring wall. And, trembling, fhrinkmg from the fpoilsr's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to haft'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men dtcav : Princes and Lords may fiouriih, or... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 psl.
...all, And the long grafs o'ertops the mould'ring wall ; And trembling, fblinking from the fpoiler's hand, Far, far away, thy children leave the land ! Ill fares the land, to haft'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. .\ Princes and lords may flourifti,... | |
 | 1792 - 112 psl.
...all , And the long grafs o'ertops the mould'ring wall , And trembling, shrinking from the fpoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land , to haft'ning ills a prey ; , Where wealth accumulates , and men decay : Princes and Lords may flourish,... | |
 | James Roach - 1792 - 284 psl.
...long grafs o'er-tops the mould'ring wall ; And, trembling, flirinking from the fpoilet's hand, Par, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to haA'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay: Princes and lords may flourifh, or may... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 psl.
...all, And the long grafs o'ertops the mould'ring wall ; And, trembling, flu inking from the fpoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land! Ill fares the land, to haft'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay: Princes and lords may fiourifli, or... | |
 | 1795 - 432 psl.
...cries. Sunk are thy bow'rs in shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring wall, And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. . * * * # * * The sounds of population fail, No chearful murmurs fluctuate in the gale, No busy steps... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 psl.
...all, And the long grafs o ertop* the mould'ring wall; And trembling, flirinking from the fpoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to haft'ning ill» a prey, \Vherc wealth accumulates, and men decay: Princes and Lords may flourilh, or... | |
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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... 
