| Index Entry | Goldsmith, author of lyric [beg] States of native strength possest |
| Location | London |
| Citation | IL.782.050 27 May 1782:42 (4/212) [At end of article on banks in England and America:] Dr. Goldsmith observes with truth and energy, that ---States of native strength possest, Tho' very poor, may yet be very blest; That trade's proud empire hasten to swift decay, As ocean sweeps the labour'd mole away; While self dependent power can time defy, As rocks resist the billows and the sky. |
| Generic Title | Independent Ledger |
| Date | 1782.05.27 |
| Publisher | Draper and Folsom |
| City, State | Boston, MA |
| Year | 1782 |
| Bibliography | B0018311 |