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... The Port Folio - Page 4801822Full view - About this book
| James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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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