...flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return — and die at home at last. O 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...

...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...

...I still had hopes, my long vexations pass'd, Here to return — and die at home at last. O bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How bless'd is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a...

...flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations pass'd, Here to return—and die at home at last. O bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats from care, that never must be mine, How bless'd is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease; Who quits a...

...yourself, 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...

...whole is amply supplied with water; but it has necessarily been obtained at the depth of 350 feet. " O blest retirement! friend to life's decline, Retreats...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,...

...fall in love with retirement, after perusing the following passage in Goldsmith's " Deserted Village." O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreats...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...

...fall in love with retirement, after perusing the following passage in Goldsmith's " Deserted Village." O 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...

...Such, sure is bliss, if bliss on earth there he, And once the lot of Ahelard and me ! Elaia la ,1Mar,i. O 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 labour with an age of ease, Who...

...retirement, friend to life's decline, Retreat from care, tliat never roust be mine » How blest is be, who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour...temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to &y ! For him op wretches, born to work and w«ep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dang'rous deep ; No...