Goldsmith, Oliver, 1728-1774 · Hildesheimer and Faulkner · leaf 47
O luxury! thou cursedby Heavens decree,How ill exchanged are things like these for thee!How do thy potions, with insidious joy,Diffuse thy pleasures only to destroy!Kingdoms by thee, to sickly greatness grown,Boast of a florid vigour not their own:At every draught more large and large they grow,A… … w itb louder plaints the mother spoke her woes
Irish poetry -- 19th century · Etchings -- English
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