 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pages
...Convenience, plenty, elegance, and arts ; But view them clofer, craft and fraud appear Even liberty itfelf is barter'd here. At gold's fuperior charms all freedom...buys; A land of tyrants, and a den of flaves, Here wretche:i feek difhonourable graves, And calmly bent, to fervitude coaform, Dull as their lakes that... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 512 pages
...Convenience, plenty, elegance, and arts ; .But view them clofer, craft and fraud appear, E'en liberty itfelf is barter'd here. ' At gold's fuperior charms all freedom 'flies, The needy fell it, and the 'ricK m'an buys ; ' A land of tyrants, and a den iaf flaves, Here wretches feek difhonourable graves,... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...view them clofer, craft and fraud appear, Ev'n liberty itfelf is barter'd here. At gold's luperior charms all freedom flies, The needy fell it, and the rich man buys : A land of Tyrant's and a den of flaves, Here wretches feek difhonourable graves, And calmly bent, to fervitude... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 320 pages
...it, and the rich man buys : A land of Tyrant's and a den of Oaves, Here wretches feek dimonourable graves, And calmly bent, to fervitude conform, Dull as their lakes that flumber in the florin. Heav'as ! Low unlike their Bflgic fires of old i Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold ;... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 316 pages
...gold's luperior charms all freedom flies, The needy fell it, and th.e rich man buys : A land of Tyrant's and a den of flaves, Here wretches feek difhonourable graves, And calmly bent, to ferntude'conform, Duft a» their lakes that' dumber in the ftorm. Heav'ns ! how unlike their Belgicfires... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 396 pages
...appear, Even liberty itself is barter'd here. At gold's superior charms all freedom flies, The needy sell it, and the rich man buys ; A land of tyrants, and a den of slaves, Here wretches seek dishonorable graves, J3J» And calmly bent, to servitude conform, Dull as... | |
 | Beauties - 1791 - 214 pages
...Convenience, plenty, elegance and arts ; But But view them clofer, craft and fraud appear, Even liberty itfelf is barter'd here. At gold's fuperior charms all freedom...of tyrants, and a den of flaves, Here wretches feek diflionourable graves, And calmly bent, to fervitude conform, Dull as their lakes that flumber in the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...Convenience, plenty, elegance, and arts ; But view them clofer, craft and fraud appear Even liberty itfelf is barter'd here. At gold's fuperior charms all freedom...of tyrants, and a den of flaves, Here wretches feek diihonourablc graves, , And And calmly bent, to fervitude conform, Dull as their lakes that flumber... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...them clofer, craft and fraud appear ; E'en liberty itfclf is barter'd here ! At gold's fuperior charm* Of mad good-nature, (laves, Here wretches feck diihonourable graves, And calmly bent, to fcrvitude conform, Dull as their... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...fraud appear ; E'en liberty itfelf is barter'd here ! At gold's firperior charms all freedom flics ; The needy fell it, and the rich man buys ; A land of tyrants, and a den of llaves ! Here wretches firtk H i {honourable graves, And calmly bent, to fcrvitude conform ; Dull as... | |
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Even liberty itself is barter'd here. At gold's superior charms all freedom flies, The needy sell it, and the rich man buys; A land of tyrants, and a den of slaves... 
