But in his duty prompt at every call,
He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all.
Quotes from The Deserted Village — Oliver Goldsmith
1728–1774 Ireland
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His best companions, innocence and health;
And his best riches, ignorance of wealth.
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How blest is he who crowns in shades like these,
A youth of labour with an age of ease.
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Sweet Auburn! loveliest village of the plain.
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Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound,
And news much older than their ale went round.
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Here while the courtier glitters in brocade
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In all the silent manliness of grief.
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All the bloomy flush of life is fled.
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Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway,
And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.
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Thou source of all my bliss, and all my woe,
That found'st me poor at first, and keep'st me so.
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A man he was to all the country dear,
And passing rich with forty pounds a year.
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How happy he who crowns in shades like these,
A youth of labour with an age of ease.
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O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree!
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Where village statesmen talked with looks profound,
And news much older than their ale went round.
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Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields were won.
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Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Oliver Goldsmith (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.