Goldsmith, Oliver, 1728-1774 · Hildesheimer and Faulkner · leaf 15
blest retirement, friend to lifes decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine,r~33How 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! no wretches, born to work…
Irish poetry -- 19th century · Etchings -- English
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