 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pages
...both their laws), And boldly undertook the injur'd pupil's cause. Authority— which did a body boast, Though 'twas but air condens'd, and stalk'd about, Like some old giant's more gigantick ghost, To terrify the learned rout With the plain magick of true Reason's lightHe chac'd... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...both their laws), And boldly undertook the injur'd pupil's cause. Authority— which did a body boast, Though 'twas but air condens'd, and stalk'd about, Like some old giant's more gigantick ghost, To terrify the learned rout With the plain magick of true Reason's lightHe chac'd... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 348 pages
...undertook the injured pupil's cause. Authority — which did a body boast, Though 'twas but air condensed, and stalk'd about, Like some old giant's more gigantic ghost, To terrify the learned rout — With the plain magic of true Reason's light He chased out of our sight ; Nor suffer'd living men... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...both their laws, And boldly undertook the injur'd pupil's canse. Authority, which did a body boast, ld the lily of With the plain magic of true reason's light, He chas'd out of our eight, NOT suffer' d living men to... | |
 | 1840 - 700 pages
...And boldly undertook the injur'd Pupils' cause. Authority which did a body boast, Though 'twas bnt air condens'd, and stalk'd about Like some old giant's more gigantic ghost, To terrifie the learned rout. With the plain magic of true Reason's light He chased out of her light.... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...injured pupil's4 cause. Authority, which did a body boast, Though 'twas but air condensed, and stalked about Like some old giant's more gigantic ghost, To terrify the learned rout,5 1 Lord Bacon flourished just before Cowley's time. These lines are extracted from a poem of... | |
 | George Cornewall Lewis - 1849 - 444 pages
...triumph of Eeason over Authority. Authority — which did a body boast, Though 'twas but air condensed, and stalk'd about, Like some old giant's more gigantic ghost, To terrify the learned rout — With the plain magic of true Reason's light, lie chased out of our sight; Nor suffered living men... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 pages
...injured pupil's cause. 40 Authority, which did a body boast, Though 'twas but air condensed, and stalked about Like some old giant's more gigantic ghost, To terrify the learned rout, With the plain magic of true reason's light 45 He chased out of our sight, Nor suffered living men... | |
 | 1870 - 462 pages
...injured pupil's cause. 40 Authority, which did a body boast, Though 'twas but air condensed, and stalked about Like some old giant's more gigantic ghost, To terrify the learned rout, With the plain magic of true reason's light 45 He chased out of our sight, Nor suffered living men... | |
 | George Gore - 1878 - 694 pages
...authority. — SIR PHILIP SIDNEY. Authority — which did a body boast, Though 'twas but air condensed, and stalk'd about, Like some old giant's more gigantic ghost, To terrify the learned rout — With the plain magic of true reason's light, He chased out of our sight ; Nor suffered living men... | |
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For such a long-oppressed right. Bacon, at last, a mighty man, arose, Whom a wise king and nature chose Lord Chancellor of both their laws, And boldly undertook the injured pupil's cause. 
