 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pages
...think not, thus when Freedom's ills I ftate, I mean to flatter kings, or 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 ;... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 512 pages
...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 foft'ring fun, Still may thy blooms the changeful clime end urc, I only would reprefs them to fecure : For juft experience tells, in ev'ry foil, That thofe... | |
 | 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 rage, and tyrant's angry steel; Thou transitory flower, alike undone By proud contempt, or favor's fostering sun, Still may... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...think not, thus when Freedom's ills I iiaje, I mean to flatter kings, or court the great : Ye powers rror hurl'd ; The glory, jeft, and riddle of the world ! Go, wondrous creature ! 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
...I Hate, I mean to flatter kings, or court the great : Ye pow'rs of truth, that bid my foul afpirc, Far from my bofom drive the low defire ! And thou,...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 - Essays - 1792 - 308 pages
...think not thus, when Freedom's ills I ftate, I mean to flatter kings, or court the great : Ye powers of truth, that bid my foul afpire, Far from my bofom drive the low defire! And them, fair Freedom, taught alike to feel The rabble's rage, and tyrant's angry fteel ; Thou tranfitory... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...all. POPE'S ESSAY ON MAN, * Money not merit paves the may, To honovr in tlu prejint day. Ye powers of truth, that bid 'my foul afpire, Far from my bofom...Freedom ! taught alike to feel The rabble's rage, and tyrants angry fleel ; Thou tnnfitory flower ! alike undone By proud contempt, or favour's fofl'ring... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...think not, thus when freedom's ills I ftate, I mean to flatter kings, or court the great; Ye pow'rs of truth, that bid my foul afpire, Far from my bofom...flow'r, alike undone By proud contempt, or favour's foftering fun, Still may thy blooms the changeful clime endure, T only would reprefs them— to fecure;... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...alike to feel The rabble's race, ¡mil tyrant's angry fteel ; Thou tranlitory ilower, alike undone Ky proud Contempt, or Favour's foft'ring fun, Still may thy blooms the changeful clime endure 3 only would rcprets them to iecvire : For juft experience tells, in ev'ry fori',That thofc who think... | |
 | 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... | |
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And thou fair Freedom, taught alike to feel The rabble's rage, and tyrant's angry steel... 
