More from Oliver Goldsmith

  1. Man seems the only growth that dwindles here.
  2. Unknown those powers that raise the soul to flame, Catch every nerve, and vibrate through the frame. Their level life is but a mouldering f…
  3. Where wealth and freedom reign contentment fails, And honor sinks where commerce long prevails.
  4. They please, are pleased, they give to get esteem, Till, seeming blest, they grow to what they seem.
  5. Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His first, best country ever is, at home.
  6. To men of other minds my fancy flies, Embosomed in the deep where Holland lies. Methinks her patient sons before me stand, Where the broad …
  7. Where'er I roam, whatever realms I see, My heart untraveled fondly turns to thee; Still to my brother turns with ceaseless pain, And drags …
  8. Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of humankind pass by.

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