 Schiraz' walls I bent my way !" Cursed be the gold and silver which persuade Weak men to follow far fatiguing trade ! The lily peace outshines the silver store, And life is dearer than the golden ore ; Yet money tempts us o'er the desert brown...  The Poetical Works of William Collins - Page 18by William Collins - 1804 - 144 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Collins - Middle East - 1925 - 54 pages
...perfuade Weak Men to follow far-fatiguing Trade. The Lilly-Peace outfhines the filver Store, And Life is dearer than the golden Ore. Yet Money tempts us o'er the Defart brown, To ev'ry diftant Mart, and wealthy Town : Full oft we tempt the Land, and oft the Sea,... | |
 | English essays - 1764 - 404 pages
...perfuade Weak men to follow far-fatiguing trade ! The lilly peace outfhines the filver ftore, And life is .dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the defart brown, ' To ev'ry diftant mart and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea:;... | |
 | William Collins, John Langhorne - English poetry - 1765 - 210 pages
...perfuade Weak men to follow far-fatiguing trade .' I The lilly peace outfhines the filver ftore, And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the defert brown, To every diftant mart and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea :... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 288 pages
...And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the defert brown, To every diftant mart and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea ; And are we only yet repair'd by thee i Ah ! why was ruin fo attraftive made, Or why fond man... | |
 | English poetry - 1770 - 268 pages
...perfuade Weak men to follow far-fatiguing trade ! The lilly peace outfhines the filver ftore, And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the ciefert brown, •To every diftant mart and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea... | |
 | Moses Mendez - English poetry - 1770 - 334 pages
...perfuade Weak men to follow far-fatiguing trade! The lilly peace outfhines the filver flore, And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the defert brown, To every diftant mart and wealthy town. % Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 380 pages
...pcrfuade ^Vcak men to follow far fatiguing trade ! The lily peace outfliines the filver ftore, And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the defert brown, To every diftant mart and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fta:... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 340 pages
...dcfert brown, To eveiy diftant mart and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea : And are we only yet repaid by thee* Ah ! why was ruin fo attraftive made, Or why fond man fo eafily betray'd ? Why heed we not, while mad we hafte along,... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 512 pages
...Life is dearer than the golden ore : ' Yet money tempts us o'er the defart brown, ' To ev'ry diftant mart and wealthy town. ' Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea; • And are we only yet repaid by thee ? ' Ah ! why this ruin fo attraftive made ? • Or why,... | |
 | William Collins - English poetry - 1781 - 200 pages
...perfuade Weak men to follow far fatiguing trade ! The The lily peace outfhines the filver ftore, And life is dearer than the golden ore : Yet money tempts us o'er the defert brown, j To every diftant mart and wealthy town. Full oft we tempt the land, and oft the fea:... | |
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