 | William Cowper - 1800 - Страниц: 438
...Manichean god, Ador'd through fear, strong only to destroy. 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are...progress in the road of science; blinds The eyesight of discov'ry ; and begets, In those that suffer it, a sordid mind Bestial, a meagre intellect, unfit To... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - Страниц: 350
...Manichean god, Ador'd through fear, strong only to destroy. 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are...progress in the road of science ; blinds The eyesight of discov'ry ; and begets, In those that suffer it, a sordid mind. Bestial, a meagre intellect, unfit... | |
 | 1802 - Страниц: 302
...prerogative can please) As dreadful as the Manichean god, Ador'd through fear, strong only to destroy. 445 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting...on evil men, Is evil ; hurts the faculties, impedes 450 Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The eyesight of discovery ; and begets, In those... | |
 | 1801 - Страниц: 432
...whose shrine he bowed with the purest devotion :— • . 'Tis Liberty alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, And we are...in the road of science — blinds The eye-sight of discov'ry — and begets In those that suffer it, a sordid mind, Bestial — a meagre intellect —... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1805 - Страниц: 320
...freedom. Her sagacious mind taught her to know, what Cowper has so exquisitely described, that • all constraint Except what wisdom lays on evil men,...Their progress in the road of science; blinds The eye sight of discovery ; and begets In those that suffer it, a sordid mind Bestial, a meagre intellect,... | |
 | John Mitchell - 1805 - Страниц: 260
...of freedom as circumstances will permit. And, involving much of the dignity and comfort of mankind, Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, 101 And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil : hurts... | |
 | James Hingston Tuckey - 1805 - Страниц: 272
...punishment ; J exclaimed with enthusiasm, ; ; *'•* • • • v . ••. . • • i '• ,;t "Pis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, Ari4 we are weeds without it, ; v « i When, on the other hand, I viewed the lively appearance of the... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1805 - Страниц: 314
...late Count Bernstoff, in gratitude for their liberation : 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. COWPER. Curiosity led me one day into the principal court of judicature : it was a handsome large room,... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1805 - Страниц: 526
...late Count Bernstoff, in gratitude for their liberation : 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. COWPER. Curiosity led me one day into the principal court of judicature : it was a handsome large room,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - Страниц: 234
...prerogative can please) As dreadful as the Manichean god, Adored through fear, strong only to destroy. 'Tis liberty alone, that gives the flower Of fleeting...it a sordid mind Bestial, a meagre intellect, unfit 'o be the tenant of man's noble form. Thee therefore still, blame-worthy as thou art, With all thy... | |
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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... 
