 | John Bell - 1789 - 202 trang
...graves, And calmly bent, to servitude conform, t)ull as their iakes that slumber in the storm. Heavens I how unlike their Belgic sires of old ! Rough, poor,...each brow ; How much unlike the sons of Britain now I Pir'd at the sound my genius spreads her wing, And flies where Britain courts the western spring;... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 396 trang
...graves, J3J» And calmly bent, to servitude conform, Dull as their lakes that slumber in the storm. Heavens ! how unlike their Belgic sires of old ! Rough,...bold; War in each breast, and freedom on each brow; Hoiv much unlike the sons of Britain now I \ Fir'd at the sound my genius spreads hef wing, And flies... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 416 trang
...conform, Dull as their lakes that slumber in the storm. Heavens ' how unlike their Belgic sires of old I Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold ; War in each...each brow; How much unlike the sons of Britain now ! Fir'd at the sound my genius spreads her wing, And flies where Britain courts the western spring... | |
 | 1793 - 204 trang
...dishonourable graves, And calmly bent, to servitude confor*, Dull as their lakes that slumber in the storm. Heavens ! how unlike their Belgic sires of old ! Rough,...each brow ; How much unlike the sons of Britain now I Fir'd at the sound my genius spreads her wing, And flies where Britain courts the western spring... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 trang
...conform, Dull as their lakes that slumber in the storm. Heav'ns ! how unlike their Belgic sires of old I Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold; War in each...each brow; How much unlike the sons of Britain now ! Fir'd at the sound, my genius spreads her wing, And flies where Britain courts the western spring;... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 632 trang
...fuggefted by the accidental mention of a word ; and is certainly one of the happieft in our language : Heavens ! how unlike their Belgic Sires of old ! Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold ; War in each breaft, and freedom on each brow, How much unlike the Sons of Britain now ! — — Fired at the found,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 610 trang
...how unlike their Belgic Sires of old ! Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold ; War in each breaft, and freedom on each brow, How much unlike the Sons of Britain now ! — — Fired at the found, my Genius fpreads her wing, And ffies, where Britain courts the weftern fpring. Numberlefs illuftrations... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 trang
...conform, Dull as their lakes that slumber in the storm. Heavens ! how unlike their Belgic sires of old j Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold ; War in each...freedom on each brow.... How much unlike the sons of Btitain now ! Fir'd at the sound, my genitts spreads her whig, And flies where Britain courts (he western... | |
 | 1803 - 1050 trang
...actually raising his Hanoverian subjectsto tight against him and his subjects in Britain 1 " Fir'd at the sound, my genius spreads her wing, "" And flies where Britain com U the western spring; " Where lawns eireod that scorn Arcadian pride, _ " And brighter nucairis... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 trang
...servitude conform, Dull as their lakes, that slumber in the storm. Heavens ! how unlike their Belgick sires of old! Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold...And flies where Britain courts the western spring ; Where lawns extend that scorn Arcadian pride, And brighter streams than famed Hydaspis glide ; There... | |
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And, calmly bent, to servitude conform, Dull as their lakes that slumber in the storm. Heavens ! how unlike their Belgic sires of old! Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold... 
