Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state With daring aims irregularly great ; Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by ; Intent on high designs, a thoughtful band, By forms unfashion'd, fresh from nature's... English poets - Seite 217herausgegeben von - 1846Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| James Boswell - 1786 - 552 Seiten
...holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great, Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by, Intent on high designs,...Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True to imagin'd right, above control, While ev'n the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And learns to venerate... | |
| John Bell - 1789 - 416 Seiten
...holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great, Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by, Intent on high designs,...Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True to imagin'd right, above control, While even the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And learns to venerate... | |
| John Bell - 1789 - 396 Seiten
...holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great, Pride in their port. defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by, Intent on high designs,...band, By forms unfashion'd, fresh from Nature's hand ; 3 5^ Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True to imagin'd right, above control, While even... | |
| John Bell - 1789 - 202 Seiten
...great, Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by, Intent OB high designs, a thoughtful band, By forms unfashion'd,...Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True to imagin'd right, above control, While even the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And learns to venerate... | |
| 1793 - 204 Seiten
...state, With daring aims irregularly great, Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lurds of human kind pass by, Intent on high designs, a thoughtful...Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True to imagin'd right above control ; While even the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And learns to venerate... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 Seiten
...holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great; Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by; Intent on high designs,...Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True to imagin'd right, above control ; While e'en the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And learns to venerate... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 Seiten
...hef state, ~~" With daring aims irregularly great; Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by; Intent on high designs,...' By forms unfashion'd, fresh from Nature's hand, H For just experience tells, in every soil, That those who think must govern those that toil ; And... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 Seiten
...holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great ; Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by ; Intent on high designs,...native hardiness of soul, True to imagined right, above control ; While e'en the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And learns to venerate himself as man.... | |
| Henry Redhead Yorke - 1804 - 416 Seiten
...holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great ; Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by ; Intent on high designs,...Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True to imagin'd right, above controul ; \\hile e'en the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And learns to... | |
| John Corry - 1804 - 230 Seiten
...characterised this description of Englishmen in the following lines :— ———-A thoughtful band, By fonns unfashion'd, fresh from Nature's hand ! Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True to iougin'd right — aboye controul. While e'en the peasant boasts those rights to scan, And learns to... | |
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