Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil ; hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The... Poems - Страница 109написао/ла William Cowper - 1817Пуни преглед - О овој књизи
| 1837 - 578 страница
...seeing the tree of liberty planted in a village, by the way side. I'lie poet tells us, " "Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume;" still " the tree hath lost its blossoms," as Byron says of it, in my eyes, when poverty and wretchedness... | |
| Hatchway (lieut, R.N., pseud.) - 1838 - 922 страница
...acquaintances, who might be able to assist us in our views of reaching England. CHAPTER V. 'Til liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume , And we are weeds without it. — COWFED. But look, the morn in russet mantle clad. Walks o'er the dew of you high eastern hill.... | |
| Frederick Freeman - 1838 - 376 страница
...to exert a mighty influence for good." ' CONVERSATION XVII. "Tis liberty alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it . All constraint, Eicept what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil; hurts the faculties; impedes Their progress in the road... | |
| William Cowper - 1839 - 554 страница
...please) As dreadful as the Manichean God, Adored through fear, strong only to destroy. 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre...faculties, impedes Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The eyesight of discovery, and begets In those that suffer it, a sordid mind Bestial, a meagre... | |
| Gardiner Spring - 1839 - 432 страница
...countries, than in any other part of the world ? Who but a Christian poet has ever sung, " Tis Liberty alone that gives the flower *. Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it 1" Every where the men whose minds have been imbued with the light and spirit of the Holy Scriptures,... | |
| Andrews Norton - 1839 - 844 страница
...patriotism, or heroic goodness, without the light and glow of liberty. God has made you so. " T is liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life, its lustre and perfume, And we are weeds without it. " Action without responsibility dwarfs the mind. Exalted duties inspire corresponding virtues. Give... | |
| Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton - 1840 - 530 страница
...the master to the slave in all nations and in all ages. " 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, And we are weeds without it." I now proceed to the enumeration of the symptoms which lead me to hope that in due time the African... | |
| Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton - 1840 - 322 страница
...the master to the slave in all nations and in all ages. " 'T is liberty alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, And we are weeds without it. I now proceed to the enumeration of the symptoms which lead me to hope that in due time the African... | |
| William Cowper - 1841 - 240 страница
...Manichean god, Ador'd through fear, strong only to destroy. 445 'Tis liberty alone, that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are...on evil men, Is evil : hurts the faculties, impedes 450 Their progress in the road of science ; blinds Thn eyesight of Discovery ; and begets, In Ihoso... | |
| 1853 - 654 страница
...world itself is advancing to its great destination of universal light and happiness. " 'T ia liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume." Freedom, especially when combined with the higher element of Christianity, ever hastens the development... | |
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