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" And for a time ensure, to his lov'd land, The sweets of liberty and equal laws ; But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim... "
Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. William Richards, LL.D.: Who ... - Página 364
por John Evans - 1819 - 396 páginas
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Translation from Madame de La Mothe-Guion. The task. Tirocinium. John Gilpin ...

William Cowper - 1836 - 402 páginas
...in stone and ever-during brass, 710 To guard them, and to immortalize her trust. But fairer wreaths are due, though never paid, To those who posted at...truth, Have fallen in her defence. A patriot's blood 21 Ungrateful country, if them e'er forget The sons wlio for thy civil rights have bled ! How, like...
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The Works of William Cowper, Esq., Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and ...

William Cowper - 1836 - 416 páginas
...in stone and ever-during brass, 710 To guard them, and to immortalize her trust. But fairer wreaths are due, though never paid, To those who posted at...truth, Have fallen in her defence. A patriot's blood 21 Ungrateful country, if thou e'er forget The sons who for thy civil rights have bled ! How, like...
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Translation from Madame de La Mothe-Guion. The task. Tirocinium. John Gilpin ...

William Cowper - 1836 - 404 páginas
...in stone and ever-during brass, 710 To guard them, and to immortalize her trust. But fairer wreaths are due, though never paid, To those who posted at the shrine of truth, Have fallen iu her defence. A patriot's blood sl Ungrateful country, if them e'er forget The sons who for thy civil...
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The Task: In Six Books

William Cowper - 1836 - 206 páginas
...bond in stone and ever-duiing brass To guard them, and t' immortalize her trust: But fairer wreathes are due, though never paid, To those who, posted at the shrine of Truth, Have fall'n in her defence. A patriot's blood, I Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed, And, for...
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The Letters of the Martyrs: Collected and Published in 1564

1837 - 578 páginas
...world ; but in the close of this contrast he thus illustrates the higher excellence of the martyr : * * A patriot's blood Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed, And for a time ensure, to his beloved land, The sweets of liberty and equal laws. But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize, And...
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Poems; to which is prefixed a memoir of the author by J. M'Diarmid

William Cowper - 1837 - 534 páginas
...bond in stone and ever-during brass To guard them, and t' immortalize her trust : But fairer wreaths are due, though never paid, To those, who, posted at the shrine of Truth, Have fall'n in her defence. A patriot's blood. Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed, And for a tune...
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The Visitor: Or Monthly Instructor

1838 - 492 páginas
...and in their country's cause Bled nobly; and their deeds, as they deserve. Receive proud recompense. A patriot's blood Well spent in such a strife, may earn, indeed, And for a time insure, to his loved land The sweets of liberty, and equal laws. But martyrs struggle for a brighter...
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper

William Cowper - 1839 - 554 páginas
...bond in stone and ever-during brass, To guard them, and to immortalize her trust. But fairer wreaths are due, though never paid, To those who, posted at...spent in such a strife may earn indeed, And for a tune insure to his loved laud The sweets of liberty and equal laws ; But martyrs struggle for a brighter...
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Life of John Knox: Containing Illustrations of the History of the ...

Thomas M'Crie - 1838 - 590 páginas
...cau^c Bled nobly ; and their deeds, as they deserve, Receive proud recompense. But fairer wreaths arc due, though never paid, To those who, posted at the shrine of truth, Have fallen in her defence. Yet few remember them. With their names No bard embalms and sanctifies his song : And history, so warm...
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A sketch of the the life of the rev. John Brown, sometime minister ... in ...

Thomas Lockerby - 1839 - 566 páginas
...registered in a book that shall endure for ever. We cannot help again quoting our favourite poet — A patriot's blood, Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed, And for a time insure to his lov'd land The sweets of liberty and equal laws ; But martyrs struggle for a brighter...
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