...surprise ; While, scourg'd by famine from the smiling land, The mournful peasant leads his humble band ; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country...fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide And even the bare-worn common is denied. If to the city sped, what waits him there ? To see profusion that he must...

...surprise ; While, scourg'd by famine from the smiling land, The mournful peasant leads his humble. band; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country blooms— a. garden, and a grave. Where then, ah I where shall poverty reside, To 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride ? If to some common's fenceless...

...surprise; While, scourg'd by famine from the smiling land, The mournful peasant leads his humble band; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country...Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide, And e'en the bare- worn common is deny'd. If to the city sped — What waits him there? To see profusion...

...favourite Goldsmith : " Where then, »h where shall poverty reside, To 'scape the pressure of contagious pride ? If to some common's fenceless limits stray'd,...scanty blade, Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth deride, And ev'n the bare worn common u deny'd." MRS. B. You should recollect that we do not admit...

...surprise ; While, scourg'd by famine, from the smiling land The mournful peasant leads his humble band; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country...Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide, And e'en the bare-worn common is deny'd. If to the city sped — What waits him there? To see profusion...

...cottagers for the maintenance of a few lean cattle. Let me once more quote my favourite Goldsmith : " Where then, ah ! where shall poverty reside, " To...blade, " Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth deride, " And e'en the bare-worn common is deny'd." <g* MRS. B. You should recollect that we do not...

...surprise ; While, scourged by famine from the smiling land, The mournful peasant leads his humble band ; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country...contiguous pride ? If to some common's fenceless limits strayed, He drives his flock to pick the scanty blade, Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide,...

...surprise ^ While, scourg'd by famine .from the smiling land, The mournfyi peasant leads his humble band ; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country...contiguous pride ? If to some common's fenceless limits stray' d, He drives his flock to pick the scanty blade, Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide,...

...surprise ; Whilst scourg'd by famine from the smiling land. The mournful peasant leads his bumble band ; And while he sinks, without one arm to .save, The country blooms a garden and a grave. THE following Extract from Prophetic Records, by the Rev. R. Clarke, and The Sights I iiave seen, by...

...surprise ; While, scourged by famine, from the smiling land The mournful peasant leads his humble band ; And while he sinks, without one arm to save, The country...Those fenceless fields the sons of wealth divide, And e'en the bare-worn common is deny'd. If to the city sped — What waits him there ! To see profusion...