 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pagine
...tempt the dang'rous deep; No furly porter hands in guilty ftate, To fpum imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently (lopes the way ; And, all his profpefts bright 'ning to the laft, His heaven commences... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pagine
...dang'rous deep ; J"Jo surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; Put on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around...; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the last, His heav'n commences... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pagine
...weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from his gate; But on he moves to...: Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the last, His heav'n commences... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pagine
...tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects bright'uing to the last, His heaven commences... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pagine
...tempt the dang'rous deep ; Nor surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the last, His heaven commences... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pagine
...tempt the dang'rous deep; Nor surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the last, His heaven commences... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pagine
...tempt the daug'rous deep ; N'o surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the on [etc.] resignation gently slepes the way ; And, all his prospects briglit'ning to the last, His heaven commences... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pagine
...tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring Famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, 'While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects bright'oing to the last, His heaven commences... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pagine
...weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from his gate ; But on he moves to...: Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects bright'nkig to the last, His heav'n commences... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pagine
...tempt the dang'rous deep ; No surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels...; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects brigbt'ning to the last, His heav'n commences... | |
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Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine... 
