 IT is not to be thought of that the Flood Of British freedom, which, to the open sea Of the world's praise, from dark antiquity Hath flowed, ' with pomp of waters, unwithstood,' Roused though it be full often to a mood Which spurns the check of salutary...  The Living Age - Page 1111908Full view - About this book
 | Henry Reed - 1856 - 484 pages
...is a precious truth, that the war of our independence was a wave of what a great poet has called— "The flood Of British freedom which, to the open sea...world's praise, from dark antiquity Hath flowed."* Niebuhr's words may be applied in justification of the legendary history I have been considering; for... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1857 - 480 pages
...paramount, no code, No master spirit, no determined road ; But equally a want of books and men ! IT is not to be thought of that the Flood Of British...perish ; and to evil and to good Be lost for ever. In our halls is hung Armoury of the invincible Knights of old : We must be free or die, who speak the... | |
 | Thomas Buckley Smith - 1858 - 310 pages
...have nearly the same enjoyments, as if he were the single lord of all. AKNOTT. BRITISH FREEDOM. It is not to be thought of that the flood Of British...perish ; and to evil and to good Be lost for ever. In our balls is hung Armoury of the invincible knights of old : We must be free or die, who speak the... | |
 | Frederick William Robertson - 1858 - 384 pages
...open sea Of the world's praise, from dark antiquity Hath flowed, with 'pomp of waters un withstood," Roused though it be full often to a mood Which spurns...perish ! and to evil and to good Be lost for ever. In our halls is hung Armoury of the invincible Knights of old: We must be free or die, who speak the... | |
 | Frederick William Robertson - 1858 - 376 pages
...England's sublimer battle-cry of " Duty!" It was at this time that Wordsworth's sonnet appeared: — " It is not to be thought of that the flood Of British...from dark antiquity Hath flowed, with 'pomp of waters nnwithstood/ Roused though it be full often to a mood 1 - Which spurns the check of salutary bands,... | |
 | WILLIAM WORDSWOTH - 1858 - 564 pages
...paramount, no code, No master spirit, no determined road ; But equally a want of books and men ! IT is not to be thought of that the flood Of British...sea Of the world's praise, from dark antiquity Hath flow'd, " with pomp of waters un withstood " — Road by which all might come and go that would, And... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1858 - 550 pages
...paramount, no code, No master spirit, no determined road ; But equally a want of books and men ! IT is not to be thought of that the flood Of British...which, to the open sea Of the world's praise, from dark antiquityHath flow'd, "with pomp of waters un withstood "Road by which all might come and go that would,... | |
 | Frederick William Robertson - 1859 - 372 pages
...sublimer battle-cry of " Duty ! " It was at this time that Wordsworth's sonnet appeared : — 26* " It is not to be thought of that the flood Of British...perish ! and to evil and to good Be lost for ever. In our halls is hung Armoury of the invincible Knights of old : We must be free or die, who speak the... | |
 | Frederick William Robertson - 1859 - 372 pages
...back again by England's sublimer bat « Duty! " It was at this time that sonnet appeared:— 26* " It is not to be thought of that the flood Of British...perish! and to evil and to good Be lost for ever. In our halls is hung Armoury of the invincible Knights of old: We must be free or die, who speak the... | |
 | Frederick William Robertson - 1859 - 370 pages
...sublimer battle-cry of " Duty! " It was at this time that Wordsworth's sonnet appeared:— 26* " It is not to be thought of that the flood Of British...which to the open sea Of the world's praise, from dark antiquityHath flowed, with ' pomp of waters unwithstood,' Roused though it be full often to a mood... | |
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