 | Robert Burns - 1809 - 328 էջ
...birthright of my boys, — the little independent BRITONS, in whose veins runs my own blood.'— No! 1 will not ! should my heart's blood stream around my...not belong to my humble station to meddle with the concerns of a nation ? I can tell him, that it is on such individuals as I, that a nation has to rest,... | |
 | 1809 - 1020 էջ
...to wrest from them the birthright of my boys,—the little independent Britons in whose veins rune my own blood ?—No ! I will not ! should my heart's...to defend it ! Does any man tell me, that my full effort! can be of no service ; and that it does not belong to my humble station to meddle with the... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1815 - 344 էջ
...independent Britons, in whose veins runs my own hlood ?— No ! I will not ! should my heart's hlood stream around my attempt to defend it ! Does any man tell me, that my full efforts ean he of no serviee ; and that it does not helong to my humhle station to meddle with the eoneerns... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 714 էջ
...wrest from them the birth-right of my boys, the little independent BRITONS, in whose veins runs ray own blood? — No ! I will not ! should my heart's...I can tell him, that it is on such individuals as 1 that a nation has to rest, both for the hand of support, and the eye of intelligence. The uninformed... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1819 - 658 էջ
...see any machination to wrest from them the birth-right of my boys, the little independent BRITONS, in whose veins runs my own blood ? — No ! I will...I can tell him, that it is on such individuals as 1 that a nation has to rest, both for the hand of support, and the eye of intelligence. The uninformed... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 384 էջ
...see any machination to wrest from them the birthright of my boys, — the little independent BRITONS, in whose veins runs my own blood? — No! I will not!...and that it does not belong to my humble station to medbUe with the concern of a nation ? I can tell him, that it is on such individuals as I, that a nation... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1841 - 414 էջ
...see any machination to wrest from them the birthright of my boys, — the little independent BRITONS, in whose veins runs my own blood ? — No ! I will...tell him, that it is on such individuals as I, that a nation has to rest, both for the hand of support, and the eye of intelligence. The nninform'd MOB... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 էջ
...wrest from them the birth-right of my boys, — the little independent BRITONS, in whose veins run my own blood ? — No, I will not ! should my heart's...not belong to my humble station to meddle with the concerns of a nation? I can tell him that it is on such individuals as I, that a nation has to rest... | |
 | John Wilson - 1845 - 248 էջ
...wrest from them the birthright of my boys—the little independent Britons, in whose veins runs my blood ? No; I will not, should my heart's blood stream...attempt to defend it. Does any man tell me, that my poor efforts can be of no service, and that it does not belong to my humble station to meddle with... | |
 | John Wilson - 1845 - 236 էջ
...not, should my heart's blood stream around my attempt to defend it. Does any man tell me, that my poor efforts can be of no service, and that it does not belong to my humble station to meddle with the concerns of a nation ?" Right or wrong—and we think they were right—the government of the country... | |
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I have three sons, who, I see already, have brought into the world souls ill qualified to inhabit the bodies of slaves. Can I look tamely on, and see any machination to wrest from them the birthright of my boys — the little independent Britons, in whose... 
