 And hiftory, fo warm on meaner themes, Is cold on this. She execrates indeed The tyranny that doom'd them to the fire, But gives the glorious fuff'rers little praife *. He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, And all are flaves  Poems, - Strana 184podľa William Cowper - 1800Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | William Cowper - 1819 - Počet stránok 306
...marble tells us whither. With their names No bard embalms and sanctifies his song: And history, so warm on meaner themes, Is cold on this. She execrates indeed The tyrranny that doom'd them to the fire, But gives the glorious suffrer's little praise.* He is the freeman,... | |
 | Plutarchus - 1819 - Počet stránok 524
...hath made us free'—an idea happily amplified by Cowper, at the end of the fifth book of his Task: ' He is the freeman, whom the Truth makes free, And all are slaves beside, &c.* 118 CATO THE YOUNGER. principles, took up the argument against it. Upon which Cato... | |
 | William Cowper - 1821 - Počet stránok 556
...marble tells us whither. With their names No bard embalms and sanctifies his song: And history, so warm on meaner themes, Is cold on this. She execrates indeed The tyranny, that doomed them to the fire, But gives the glorious sufferers little praise *. He is the freeman whom the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1822 - Počet stránok 258
...marble tells us whither. With their names No bard embalms and sanctifies bis song: And history, so warm on meaner themes, Is cold on this. She execrates...that doom'd them to the fire, But gives the glorious sufferers little praise. He is the freeman whom the truth makes free And all are slaves beside. There's... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - Počet stránok 310
...marble tells us whither. With their names No bard embalms and sanctifies his song: And history, so warm on meaner themes, Is cold on this. She execrates...that doom'd them to the fire, But gives the glorious sufferers little praise. He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, And all are slaves beside. There's... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1822 - Počet stránok 446
...marble tells us whither. With their names No bard embalms and sanctifies his song : And history, so warm on meaner themes, Is cold on this. She execrates...that doom'd them to the fire, But gives the glorious suff'rers little praise.* He is the freeman, whom the truth makes free, And all are slaves beside.... | |
 | Richard Marks - 1823 - Počet stránok 258
...persuaded to reform, but the dread of ridicule was like a triple chain about me. Well said the poet, " He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, " And all are slaves beside." How did I continue to labour in the drudgery of this chain, doing the works of Satan... | |
 | Richard Marks - 1823 - Počet stránok 258
...persuaded to reform, but the dread of ridicule was like a triple chain about me. Well said the poet, " He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, " And all are slaves beside." How did I continue to labour in the drudgery of this chain, doing the works of Satan... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - Počet stránok 470
...lips Of asps their venom, oyerpow'ring strength By weakness, and hostility by love. » And History, so warm on meaner themes, Is cold on this. She execrates...that doom'd them to the fire, But gives the glorious suff'rers little praise.* He is the freeman, whom the truth makes free, And all are slaves besides.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - Počet stránok 450
...lips Of asps their venom, oyerpow'ring strength By weakness, and hostility by love. w And History, so warm on meaner themes, Is cold on this. She execrates...that doom'd them to the fire, But gives the glorious mifFrers little praise. He is the freeman, whom the truth makes And all are slaves besides. There's... | |
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