 Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil ; hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The...  Poems - Strana 109podľa William Cowper - 1817Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | 1837 - Počet stránok 578
...seeing the tree of liberty planted in a village, by the way side. I'lie poet tells us, " "Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume;" still " the tree hath lost its blossoms," as Byron says of it, in my eyes, when poverty and wretchedness... | |
 | Hatchway (lieut, R.N., pseud.) - 1838 - Počet stránok 922
...acquaintances, who might be able to assist us in our views of reaching England. CHAPTER V. 'Til liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume , And we are weeds without it. — COWFED. But look, the morn in russet mantle clad. Walks o'er the dew of you high eastern hill.... | |
 | Frederick Freeman - 1838 - Počet stránok 376
...to exert a mighty influence for good." ' CONVERSATION XVII. "Tis liberty alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it . All constraint, Eicept what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil; hurts the faculties; impedes Their progress in the road... | |
 | William Cowper - 1839 - Počet stránok 554
...please) As dreadful as the Manichean God, Adored through fear, strong only to destroy. 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre...faculties, impedes Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The eyesight of discovery, and begets In those that suffer it, a sordid mind Bestial, a meagre... | |
 | Gardiner Spring - 1839 - Počet stránok 432
...countries, than in any other part of the world ? Who but a Christian poet has ever sung, " Tis Liberty alone that gives the flower *. Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it 1" Every where the men whose minds have been imbued with the light and spirit of the Holy Scriptures,... | |
 | Andrews Norton - 1839 - Počet stránok 844
...patriotism, or heroic goodness, without the light and glow of liberty. God has made you so. " T is liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life, its lustre and perfume, And we are weeds without it. " Action without responsibility dwarfs the mind. Exalted duties inspire corresponding virtues. Give... | |
 | Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton - 1840 - Počet stránok 530
...the master to the slave in all nations and in all ages. " 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, And we are weeds without it." I now proceed to the enumeration of the symptoms which lead me to hope that in due time the African... | |
 | Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton - 1840 - Počet stránok 322
...the master to the slave in all nations and in all ages. " 'T is liberty alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, And we are weeds without it. I now proceed to the enumeration of the symptoms which lead me to hope that in due time the African... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - Počet stránok 240
...Manichean god, Ador'd through fear, strong only to destroy. 445 'Tis liberty alone, that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are...on evil men, Is evil : hurts the faculties, impedes 450 Their progress in the road of science ; blinds Thn eyesight of Discovery ; and begets, In Ihoso... | |
 | 1853 - Počet stránok 654
...world itself is advancing to its great destination of universal light and happiness. " 'T ia liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume." Freedom, especially when combined with the higher element of Christianity, ever hastens the development... | |
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