Poems on Various Subjects: But Chiefly Moral and Descriptive, with Songs, and Copious NotesPrinted at the Dumfries & Galloway courier office, 1822 - Всего страниц: 283 |
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... event Where honour alone is the prize . Yes , power has her votaries too , Intent upon sovereign rule , All means they employ and pursue To compass the wish of their soul . Wealth , wealth it is greatly desired , And look'd 36.
... event Where honour alone is the prize . Yes , power has her votaries too , Intent upon sovereign rule , All means they employ and pursue To compass the wish of their soul . Wealth , wealth it is greatly desired , And look'd 36.
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... honour and honesty lost , Falsehood it does from her proceed → Oppression's stern rod he doth sway ; Self - interest's a part of her creed- Her trust she does always betray , Ingratitude still does neglect The debt unto friendship ...
... honour and honesty lost , Falsehood it does from her proceed → Oppression's stern rod he doth sway ; Self - interest's a part of her creed- Her trust she does always betray , Ingratitude still does neglect The debt unto friendship ...
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... honour , distinction , and wealth , And bids us prepare for the grave . While Justice suspendeth the scales , Our merits impartial to weigh ; Strict rectitude with her prevails , Her trust she'll by no means betray . Such deeds as it ...
... honour , distinction , and wealth , And bids us prepare for the grave . While Justice suspendeth the scales , Our merits impartial to weigh ; Strict rectitude with her prevails , Her trust she'll by no means betray . Such deeds as it ...
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... honour secure , She death e'en can welcome in peace . Faith fixes her anchor secure , Infidelity's tempests to brave ; Her bark Unbelief can't unmoor , Herself she'll not trust on its wave . The patriarchs and prophets of old , In the ...
... honour secure , She death e'en can welcome in peace . Faith fixes her anchor secure , Infidelity's tempests to brave ; Her bark Unbelief can't unmoor , Herself she'll not trust on its wave . The patriarchs and prophets of old , In the ...
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... honour and principle stake , The much wished - for mammon to gain . In the patriot's bosom so bold , I deem'd thee I surely would find ; As Hampden and Sidney of old , Their life for their country resign'd . But , in these our ...
... honour and principle stake , The much wished - for mammon to gain . In the patriot's bosom so bold , I deem'd thee I surely would find ; As Hampden and Sidney of old , Their life for their country resign'd . But , in these our ...
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Стр. 282 - Others of less note followed the infamous example. On their combined evidence several of the conspirators were seized, condemned, and executed. Among these, the most distinguished were Russell and Sidney. Both died with the intrepidity of men who had resolved to hazard their lives in the field, in order to break the fetters of slavery, and rescue themselves and their fellow-subjects from an ignominious despotism.