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Quotation from The Deserted Village by Oliver Goldsmith

“Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay:”

Oliver Goldsmith (spoken by The speaker)

The Deserted Village, Lines 51-52 (Gutenberg #50500: The Deserted Village (illustrated edition, 1857))

The central protest against luxury and depopulation.

Citation: "Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay:" — Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village, Lines 51-52 (Gutenberg #50500: The Deserted Village (illustrated edition, 1857)). (id the-deserted-village-q2)

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