In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs - and God has given my share I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting... The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith - Page 41by Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 129 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 2007 - 298 pages
...given my share, I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep...for pride attends us still — Amidst the swains to show my book-learned skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt and all... | |
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