...choak'd with sedges, works its weedy way ; Along thy glades, a solitary guest, The hollow sounding bittern guards its nest ; Amidst thy desert walks...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. For him light labour spread her wholesome store, Just gave what...

...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay; Princes...country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When ev'ry rood of ground maintain'd its man...

...round thy bowers their cheerful influence shed, [fled. These were thy charms—but all these charms are Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood...

...thy bowers their cheerful influence shed, These were thy charms — but all these charms are fled. Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy 'd, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood...

...long grass o'ertops the mouldering wall ; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, 1-ar, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the...men decay ; Princes and lords may flourish, or may Iade ; A breath can make them, as a breath has made : Hut a bold peasantry, their country's pride,...

...clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head." " 111 fares the land, to hast'ning hills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Princes...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supply'd." " Stern o'er each bosom Reason holds her state, With during...

...spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ills a :/h :/ P :/ once destroy'd, can never be supply'd. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood...

...places ; I only regret that he did not find amongst his characters the old Country 'Squire himself. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where...men decay ; Princes and Lords may flourish or may fade ; A breath can make them as a breath has made : * My first Edition had scarcely been published...

...unvaried cries. Sunk are thy bowers in shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring wall ; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's...But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroy'd, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood...

...and wall out its real life and soul — its hardy peasantry. Ill fares the land, to hastn'ing ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay ; Princes...pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied. The poet, again personified in the traveller, returns from his wanderings in distant countries to the...