 | Oliver Goldsmith - Book ornamentation - 1817 - 192 pages
...And those who prize the paltry things, More trifling still than they. " And what is friendship bat a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that...follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep ? " And love is still an emptier sound, The modern fair-one's jest : On earth unseen, or only fouud... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
...trifling, and decay; And those who prize the paltry things, More trifling still than they. " And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep; A shade that follows wealth or fume, And leaves the wretch to weep ? " And love is still an emptier sound, The modern fair-one's jest,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...trifling, and decay; And those who prize the paltry things More trifling still than they. "And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep; A shade, that follows wealth or fame, "And love is still an emptier soun4 The modern fair-one's jest: On earth unseen, or only found To warm the... | |
 | 1819 - 384 pages
...circumstance, perhaps, we may attribute the following beautiful description of worldly pleasure : " And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep...follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep? GOLDSMITH. And too faithful is the portrait — there are a set of beings in the world, who, while... | |
 | 1819 - 382 pages
...perhaps, we may attribute the follow ing beautiful description of worldly pleasure : > • " And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep...follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep? GOLDSMITH. And too faithful is the portrait— there are a set of beings in the world, who, while a... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1819 - 120 pages
...Are trifling and decay ; And those who prize the paltry More trifling still than they. I 'And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, Aud leares the wretch to weep ? 'And love is still an emptier sound, The modtrn fair om 's jest ; OB... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 406 pages
...trifling and decay ; And those who prize the paltry things, Mure trifling still than they. And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep; A shade that follows wealth or fame. But leaves the wretch to weep? And love is still an emptier sound, The modern fair one's jest; On earth... | |
 | English literature - 1842 - 604 pages
...trifling and decay ; And those who prize the paltry things, More trifling still than they. And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame. And leares the wretch to weep. GOLDSMITH. THE expectation of the arrival of the holidays creates no little... | |
 | English poetry - 1821 - 270 pages
...and decay ; " And those who prize the paltry things, " More trifling still than they. " And what is friendship but a name, " A charm that lulls to sleep ; " A shade that follows wealth or fame, " But leaves the wretch to weep? "And love is still an emptier sound, " The modern fair-one's jest... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 314 pages
...trifling, and decay; And those who prize the paltry things, More trifling things than they. " And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, And.leaves the wretch to weep ? " And love is still an emptier sound, The moder n fair-one's jest:... | |
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And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep ; A shade that follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep... 
