 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 ;w But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can...  The Calcutta Review - Page 3831849Full view - About this book
 | Daniel Stevens Dickinson - New York (State) - 1867 - 748 pages
...before the law, we should become a nation of nobles and serfs. " 1ll 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 Bat a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When... | |
 | Great Britain - 1867 - 972 pages
...standard for the army been lowered. Where is this to end?" " Til fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay. Princes and lords may flourish and may lade ; Л breath can make them, as a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1869 - 404 pages
...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children 4eave the laud* III tares the land, to hast'nlng 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 luis made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride,... | |
 | Patrick Lavelle - Land tenure - 1870 - 570 pages
...spoiler's hand, Far, far away, thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills n prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes...them, as a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry, a nation's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied."* * Goldsmith, " Deserted ViU.i^e." CHAPTER... | |
 | National Board of Trade (U.S.) - Transportation - 1871 - 366 pages
...whole domain, Anil half a tillage stints the smiling plain. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes...breath can make them, as a breath has made; But a U>ld peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied." Now, Sir, as an... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1872 - 864 pages
...Lint 13. The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love. Line 29. 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 ;l But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1872 - 458 pages
...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. 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 hroath has made; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride,... | |
 | sir William Smith - 1873 - 280 pages
...blameable, as his aunts and uncles had always said he was. (GE) 6. 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 hath made. (G.) 7. If the knight touched his opponent's shield... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1874 - 798 pages
...Line 13. The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love. Line 29. 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 ;l But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When... | |
 | John Adams, Abigail Adams, Charles Francis Adams - Presidents - 1875 - 498 pages
...from America, when " trade's unfeeling train " sbttll " usurp this land, and dispossess the iwain." " 111 fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where...men decay ; Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade ; A breath can make them, as a breath has nude ; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride,... | |
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