 | 1857 - 216 páginas
...of the one, it ought to do so with the other also." " 'Tis liberty which gives the flower A fitting life — its lustre and perfume, And we are weeds...Except what WISDOM* lays on evil men, is evil — Hurts their faculties, impedes their progress lu the road to science, — and begets In those who suffer... | |
 | Mark Pattison - 1895 - 570 páginas
..." Old Whig " to adopt the phrase made canonical by Burke. "Pis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, And we are...All constraint Except what wisdom lays on evil men la evil. The sentiment of these lines, which were familiar and dear to Cobden, is tempered by judicious... | |
 | 1895 - 768 páginas
...scorn of danger and united hearts, The surest presage of the good they seek. Cotcper, Task. v. 374. "Tis liberty alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting...its lustre and perfume, And we are weeds without it. Copper, Task, v. IW, LIBERTY— continual. Oh could I worship aught beneath the skies, That earth hath... | |
 | William Cowper - 1896 - 348 páginas
...God, » Adored through fear, strong only to destroy.) 445 'Tis Liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, And we are...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... | |
 | Louis Klopsch - 1896 - 382 páginas
...life gave us liberty at the same time. — THOMAS JEFFERSON. 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life, its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. — CowPER. The love of liberty that is not a real principle of dutiful behavior to authority is as... | |
 | 1896 - 1224 páginas
...faculties with glorious joy. o. COWPER— The Task. Bk. VL 882. 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower 385. LUXURY. MAN. Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt: p. CovfPES—Thc Task. Bk. VL 446. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. q. JOHN PHILPOT CURBAN... | |
 | 1897 - 308 páginas
...one obey that of the place in which he lives. — Montaigne, 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life, its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. — Cow per. The man truly free only wishes what he is able to accomplish, and does what pleases him.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1900 - 346 páginas
...Manichean God, Adored through fear, strong only to destroy. 445 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, And we are...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... | |
 | 1900 - 570 páginas
...an " Old Whig " to adopt the phrase made canonical by Burke. Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, And we are...constraint Except what wisdom lays on evil men Is evil. The sentiment of these lines, which were familiar and dear to Cobden, is tempered by judicious professions... | |
 | Benjamin Orange Flower - 1903 - 302 páginas
...arguments that had preceded them : "'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its luster and perfume, And we are weeds without it. All constraint Except what wisdom lays on evil men Is evil." Cobden possessed the deep human sympathy of Whittier, of Phillips, and of Garrison, and was more sensitive... | |
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Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, And we are weeds without it. 
