 Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate...  Poems, with a memoir of the author - Стр. 231авторы: William Cowper - 1847Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | 1833 - Страниц: 370
...him. Slaves cannot breathe in Kngland ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous...Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. COWPEB. THE CMFORM ROTATION OF THE EARTH. THE earth which we inhabit is not precisely a spherical body,... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - Страниц: 420
...free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud 40 And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let...through every vein Of all your empire ; that, where Britian's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. Cowper. 71. Irruption of Hyder All. When at... | |
 | David Lee Child - 1834 - Страниц: 134
...lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble ; and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous...then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all our empire, that where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.' During most of the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - Страниц: 620
...Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That 's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of...world that seems To toll the death-bell of its own decease, And by the voice of all its elements To preach the general doom. When were the winds Let slip... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1835 - Страниц: 158
...lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free: They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous...Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. 755. Trifles, light as air, Are to the jealous, confirmations strong As proofs of holy writ. Dangerous... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - Страниц: 496
...lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; 16 They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous...Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. LESSON LXXVII. The same Subject.—MONTGOMERY. THE broken heart, which kindness never heals, The home-sick... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - Страниц: 390
...lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.* That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous...every vein Of all your empire ; that, where Britain's pow'r Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too." The Task—The Time-piece. But, highly as we appreciate... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - Страниц: 362
...lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous...blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through ev'ry vein Of all your empire; that, where Britnin's pow'r Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too."... | |
 | Esther Copley - 1836 - Страниц: 814
...are free. They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation prond And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let...Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too." Happily, this apostrophe is now realized. •' Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - Страниц: 206
...moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and hespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread...every vein Of all your empire : that, where Britain's pow'r Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too. Sure there is need of social intercourse, Benevolence,... | |
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