 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pages
...court the great ; Ye powers of truth, that bid my foul afpire, Far from my bofom drive the low dcfire ; And thou, fair Freedom, taught alike to feel The rabble's rage, and tyrant's angry fteel ; Thou tranfitory flower, alike undone By proud contempt, or favour's foftering fun, Still may... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 316 pages
...of truth that bid my foul afpire/V . , Far from my bofom drive the low defire ; '.' ., ,'j ri ' '^ And thou, fair Freedom, taught alike to feel ; The rabble's rage, and tyrant's angry ftcel^ Thou tranfitory flow'r alike undone . . . By proud contempt, or favour's foft'ring fun, Still... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 202 pages
...court the great; Ye powers of truth that bid my soul aspire, Far from my bosom drive the low desire ; And thou fair Freedom, taught alike to feel The rabble's...transitory flower, alike undone By proud contempt, or favor's fostering sun, Still may thy blooms the changeful clime endure* I only would repress them to... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 396 pages
...rage, and tyrant's angry steel; Thou transitory flower, alike undone By proud contempt, or favor's fostering sun, Still may thy blooms the changeful clime endure> I only would repress them to secure : ^_ i7o For just experience tells, in every soil, That those who think must govern those that toil... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...court the great : Ye powers of truth, that bid my foul afpire, Far from my bofom drive the low defire ! re ! mount where ftcel j ,Thou tranfitory flower, alike undone By proud Contempt, or Favour's foft'ring fun, Still may... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...court the great : Ye pow'rs of truth, that bid my foul afpirc, Far from my bofom drive the low defire ! And thou, fair Freedom, taught alike to feel The rabble's rage, and tyrant's angry ftccl ; Thou tranfitory flower, alike undone By proud Contempt, or Favour's foft'ring fun, Still may... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...court the great; Ye pow'rs of truth, that bid my foul afpire, Far from my bofom drive the low defire! And thou, fair Freedom, taught alike to feel The rabble's rage and tyrant's angry fteel.; Thou tranfitory flow'r, alike undone By proud contempt, or favour's foftering fun, Still may... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...court the great. Ye pow'rs of truth, that bid my soul aspire, Far from my bosom drive the low desire! And thou, fair freedom, taught alike to feel The rabble's rage, and tyrant's angry steel; Thou transitory flow'r, alike undone By proud contempt or favour's fost'ring sun, Still may thy blooms the changeful... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...court the great : Ye powers of truth, that bid my soul aspire, Far from my bosom drive the low desire ! And thou, fair freedom, taught alike to feel The rabble's...For just experience tells, in every soil, That those who think, must govern those who toil ; And all that freedom's highest aims can reach, Is but to lay... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...court the great : Ye pow'rs of truth, that bid my soul aspire, Far from my bosom drive the low desire ! And thou, fair Freedom, taught alike to feel The rabble's rage, and tyrant's angry steel ; Thou transitory flow'r, alike undone By proud contempt, or favour's fost'ring sun ; Still may thy blooms the changeful... | |
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Yet think not, thus when Freedom's ills I state, I mean to flatter kings, or court the great; Ye powers of truth that bid my soul aspire, Far from my bosom drive the low desire; And... 
