 | William Collins - 1925 - 54 sivua
...Lays, And hear how Shepherds pafs their golden Days: Not all are bleft, whom Fortune's Hand fuftains With Wealth in Courts, nor all that haunt the Plains...Truths I tell, 'Tis Virtue makes the Blifs, where'er we dwell. ThusSe/im fung; by facred Truth infpir'd; No Praife the Youth, but her's alone defir'd :... | |
 | 1764 - 404 sivua
...lays, And hear how fhepherds pafs their golden days. Not .all are bleft whom fortune's hand fuftains With wealth in courts, nor all that haunt the plains...truths I tell ; 'Tis virtue makes the blifs, where'er we dwell. Thus Selim fung, by fscred Truth infpir'd; Nor praifc, but fuch as Truth beflow'd, dcfir'd:... | |
 | William Collins, John Langhorne - 1765 - 210 sivua
...lays, And hear how mepherds pafs their golden days. Not all are blcft, whom fortune's hand fufta'ns With wealth in courts, nor all that haunt the plains...truths I tell ; Tis virtue makes the blifs, where'er we dwell. Thus Selim fung, by facred Truth infpir'd ; Nor praife, but filch as Truth beftow'd, defir'J... | |
 | William Collins, John Langhorne - 1765 - 200 sivua
...lays, Y And hear how fhepherds pafs their golden days. Not all are bleft, whom fortune's hand fuftains With wealth in courts, nor all that haunt the plains : Well may your hearts believe the truths J tell ; Tis virtue makes the blifs, where'er we dwell. Thus Selim fung, by facred Truth infpir'd ;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 294 sivua
...poet's lays, And hear how fhepherds p: incir golden days. Not all are bled, whom Fortunt . hand fuftains With wealth, in courts, nor all that haunt the plains*...truths I tell ; 'Tis virtue makes the blifs, where'er we dwell. Thus Selim fung, by ikered Truth infpir'dj Nor praife, but: Aich as Truth beftow'd, .dcfir'd... | |
 | 1770 - 268 sivua
...lays, And hear how fhephercis pafs their gol£n days. Not all are bleft, whom fortune's hand fuftains With wealth in courts, nor all that haunt the plains...truths I tell ; 'Tis virtue makes the blifs, where'er we dwell. Thus Selim fung, by facred truth infpir'd ; Nor praife, but fuch as truth beftow'd, defir'd... | |
 | Moses Mendez - 1770 - 334 sivua
...lays, And hear how mepherds pafs their golden days. Not all are bleft, whom fortune's hand luftains With wealth in courts, nor all that haunt the- plains : Well may your hearts believe the truths I tsh ; 'Tis virtue makes the blifs, where'er we dwell. 7> /• , Thu' , * -/. ' .' Thus Selim fung,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 348 sivua
...lays, And hear how mepherds pafs their golden days. Not all are bleft, whom fortune's hand fuftains With wealth in courts, nor all that haunt the plains...believe the truths I tell ! 'Tis virtue makes the blifs, wheree'er we dwell. Thus Selim fung, by facred truth infpir'd ; Nor praife, but fuch as truth beftow'd,... | |
 | William Collins - 1781 - 200 sivua
...lays, And hear how fhepherds pafs their golden days. Not all are bleft, whom Fortune's hand fuftains With wealth in courts, nor all that haunt the plains...truths I tell; 'Tis virtue makes the blifs, where'er we dwell. Thus Selim fung, by facred Truth infpir'd; Nor praife, but fuch as Truth beftow'd, defir'd:... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1785 - 568 sivua
...lays, And hear how fhepherds pafs their golden days. Not all are bleft, whom fortune's hand fuftains With wealth in courts, nor all that haunt the plains...truths I tell ; 'Tis virtue makes the blifs, where'er we dwell. Thus Selim fung, by facred truth infpir'd ; Nor praife, but fuch as truth beftow'd, defir'd... | |
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Selim ; or the Shepherd's Moral. Scene, a Valley near Bagdat. Time, the Morning. **Y"E Persian maids, attend your poet's lays, And hear how shepherds pass their golden days. "Not all are blest whom Fortune's hand sustains "With wealth in courts ; nor... 
