Oliver Goldsmith ( 10 of 116 )
Cheerful at morn he wakes from short repose,
Breathes the keen air, and carols as he goes.
Cheerful at morn he wakes from short repose,
Breathes the keen air, and carols as he goes.
Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength to
prevent, it seldom has justice enough to read more
Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength to
prevent, it seldom has justice enough to accuse.
Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd.
Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd.
As ten millions of circles can never make a square, so the united
voice of myriads cannot lend the read more
As ten millions of circles can never make a square, so the united
voice of myriads cannot lend the smallest foundation to
falsehood.
Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder read more
Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes.
The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the whispering wind,
And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind:
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The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the whispering wind,
And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind:
There all in sweet confusion sought the shade,
And fill'd each pause the nightingale had made.
I'll be with you in the squeezing of a lemon.
I'll be with you in the squeezing of a lemon.
A flattering painter, who made it his care
To draw men as they ought to be, not as they read more
A flattering painter, who made it his care
To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are.
It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree.
O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree.
