 | James Thomson - 1760 - 326 pages
...of faftion, or of party-rage. izo For, drain'd the fprings of wealth, Corruption there Lay withered at the root. Thrice happy land ! Had not neglefted art, with weedy vice D 2 ConConfounded, funk. Bat if Athenian arts Lov'd not the foil ; yet there the calm abode 12$. Of... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 282 pages
...faction, or of party-rage. 129 For, drain'd the fprings of wealth, Corruption there .Lay w ither'd at the root. Thrice happy land ! Had not neglefted...arts Lov'd not the foil ; yet there the calm abode 125 Of wifdom, virtue, philosophic eafe, Of manly fenfe and wit, \\\ frugal phrafe Confin'd, and prefs'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 380 pages
...Greece ! without one giddy hour, One fhock of faftion, or of party-rai^e. no J-'or, drain'd ihe fprings of wealth, Corruption there Lay wither'd at the root....vice Confounded, funk. But if Athenian arts Lov'd r.ot the foil; yet there the calm abode 1z5 Of wifilom, virtue, philofophic cafe, Of manly fenfe and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 348 pages
...Greece ! without one giddy hour, doe fliock of faftion, or of party-rage. UO For, drain'd the firings of wealth, Corruption there Lay wither'd at the root....happy land! Had not neglefted Art, with weedy vice Confouitded, funk. But if Athenian arts Lov'd not the foil ; yet there the calm abode 1z5 Of wifdom,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 628 pages
...fprings of wealth, Corruption there Lay wiihsrr'd at (he root. Thrice happy land ! Had not «eglecled Art, with weedy vice Confounded, funk. But if Athenian arts Lov'd not the fuil; yet there the calm abode 115 Of wifdom, virtue, philofophic eafe, t Of manly fenfe and wit, in... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1787 - 510 pages
...fprings of wealth, corruption there Lay withered at the root. Thrice happy land ! Had not ncglefted Art, with weedy Vice Confounded, funk. But if Athenian...arts Lov'd not the foil, yet there the calm abode i25 Of Wifdom, Virtue, philofophic Eafe, Oi manly Senfe and Wit, in frugal phrafe Confin'd, and prefs'd... | |
 | Herodotus - Greece - 1791 - 470 pages
...of Greece, without one giddy hour, One fhock of fadtion, or of party rage : For, drain'd the fprings of wealth, corruption there Lay wither'd at the root. Thrice happy land, Had not neglected art with_weedy vice Confounded funk : but if Athenian arts Lov'd not the foil, yet then the... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 972 pages
...Greece ! without one giddy hour, On< (hock of faction, or of party-rage. 110 for, drain'd the fprings of wealth, corruption there Lay wither'd at the root. Thrice happy land ! Had not neglected art, with weedy vice Confounded, funk. Bat if Athenian arts LoV'd not the foil ; yet there... | |
 | James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 236 pages
...Greece ! without one giddy hour, One shock of faction, or of party rage. 120 For, drain'd the springs of wealth, corruption there Lay wither'd at the root. Thrice happy land ! Had not neglected Art, with weedy Vice, Confounded, sunk. But if Athenian arts Lov'd not the soil, yet there... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 540 pages
...Greece ! without one giddy hour, One (buck of faction, or of party rage. 1ЯО For, druin'd the fpringi of wealth, corruption there Lay wither'd at the root. Thrice happy land ! Had not neglected Art, with weedy Vice Confounded, funk But if Athenian aits l_ov'd not the foil, yet there... | |
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For, drain'd the springs of wealth,- Corruption there Lay wither'd at the root. Thrice happy land ! Had not neglected Art, with weedy Vice Confounded, sunk. 
