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business of destruction done Even now
Even now the devastation is begun, And half the business of destruction done; Even now, methinks, as pondering here I stand, I see the rural virtues leave the land: Down, where yon anchoring vessel spreads the sail, That idly waiting flaps with every gale, Downward they move—a melancholy band— Pass from the shore, and darken all the strand; Contented toil, and hospitable care, And kind connubial tenderness are there— And piety with wishes plac’d above, And steady loyalty, and faithful love.
— from The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith by Oliver Goldsmith

business of destruction done Even now
Even now the devastation is begun, And half the business of destruction done; Even now, methinks, as pondering here I stand, I see the rural virtues leave the land; Down, where yon anchoring vessel spreads the sail, That idly waiting flaps with every gale, Downward they move—a melancholy band— Pass from the shore, and darken all the strand, Contented Toil and hospitable Care, And kind connubial Tenderness, are there— And Piety with wishes plac'd above, And steady Loyalty, and faithful Love.
— from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II by Various


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