 The naked negro, planting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave. Such is the patriot's boast where'er we roam, His first, best country, ever...  Glimpses of the Wonderful - Page 341846 - 175 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...can direct, when all pretend to know ? The shudd'ring tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own; Extols the treasures of his...nights of revelry and ease; The naked negro, panting at tlie line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...can direct, when all pretend to know ? The shudd'ring tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own ; Extols the treasures of his stormy seas, And his long night* of revelry and ease : The naked negro, panting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...can direct, when all pretend to know ? The shuddering tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own ; Extols the treasures of his stormy seas, And his long night of revelry and ease : The naked negro, panting at the Line, Boasts of his golden sands, and palmy... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...ran direct, when all pretend to know; The shudd'rine; tunant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that onors of the day. [fell, With floods of gore that from the vanqui&h'd Th Ions night-i of revelry and ease : The naked negro, panting at the Jhie, Boosts of his golden sands... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 pages
...can direct, when all pretend to know ? The shuddering tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own ; Extols the treasures of his...long nights of revelry and ease ; The naked negro, pantng at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1822 - 546 pages
...can direct, when all pretend to know i The shuddering tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own ; Extols the treasures of his stormy seas, And his long night of revelry and ease. The naked negro, panting at the Line, Bonsts of his golden sauds, and palmy... | |
 | 1822 - 880 pages
...can direct, when all pretend to know ? The shuddering tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own ; Extols the treasures of his stormy seas. And his long night of revelry and ease. The naked negro, panting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands, and palm;... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...pretend to know ? il,e shudd'ring tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot hie ce, He's keeping a corner for something that's nice...a pasty" — " A pasty !" repeated the Jew; " I do st the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave,... | |
 | Ronald M'Chronicle (pseud.) - 1825 - 804 pages
...ultimate destination. 3 CHAP. CHAPTER VII. The shuddering tenant of the frigid zone, Baldly proclaims that happiest spot his own; Extols the treasures of his stormy seas, And his long night of revelry and ease. The naked savage, panting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy... | |
 | 1827 - 404 pages
...them. (To be continued.) H h 3 GEOGRAPHICAL READINGS. SKETCH THE EIGHTH. NORWAY AND THE SWEDISH ISLES. The shuddering tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims...treasures of his stormy seas, And his long nights of poetry and ease. GOLDSMITH. THE kingdom of Norway, which* formerly belonged to Denmark, but was ceded... | |
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