 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 str.
...bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How happy he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour...with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptation try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and... | |
 | 1822 - 550 str.
...friend to life's decline, Still cheer this household with thy peace divine; For blest are they who crown in shades like these A youth of labour with an age of ease; Who quit a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learn to fly. On may ye... | |
 | 1823 - 494 str.
...and with him exclaim, "0 blest retirement! friend to life's decline, Retreats from vice * How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease." Beware of Pope. He enchants you with his flowing numbers, while he poisons you with his pernicious... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 str.
...bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreat from cares, that never must be mine, How bless'd is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of...born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ;... | |
 | 1824 - 596 str.
...blest retirement ! friend to life's decline, Retreats from care that never must he mine, How blest is he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of...no wretches born to work and weep, Explore the mine and tempt the dangerous deep . No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring-famine from... | |
 | Steam boat companion - 1824 - 228 str.
...O blest retirement! friend to life's decline, Retreats from care that never must be mine. How blest is he who crowns in shades like these A youth of labour...try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly." And this beautiful description of Dr. Gold smith's, is fully exemplified in the above described retreat,... | |
 | Martin M'Dermot, Martin MacDermot - 1824 - 430 str.
...blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest 1s he, who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world when strong temptations try, And since 'tis bard to combat, learns to fly. For him no wretches, born... | |
 | Martin M'Dermot, Martin MacDermot - 1824 - 430 str.
...decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, ' How blest is he, who crowns, in shades like the A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world when strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly. For him no wretches, born... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 str.
...blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of...weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; Nor surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate : But on he moves... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 160 str.
...decline, Tletreats from care, that never must be mine, How blest is he who crowns, in shades like thes'c, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits...weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; Nor surly porter stands, in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves... | |
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How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly! 
