| John Bell - 1789 - 396 pages
...elegance, and arts ; But view them closer, craft and fraud appear, Even liberty itself is barter'd here. At gold's superior charms all freedom flies,...of tyrants, and a den of slaves, Here wretches seek dishonorable graves, J3J» And calmly bent, to servitude conform, Dull as their lakes that slumber... | |
| John Bell - 1789 - 416 pages
...it, and the rich man buys ; A land of tyrants, and a den of slaves, Here wretches seek dishonorable graves, And calmly bent, to servitude conform, Dull...storm. Heavens ' how unlike their Belgic sires of old I Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold ; War in each breast, and freedom on each brow; How much... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...E'en liberty itfelf is barter'd here ! At gold's firperior charms all freedom flics ; The needy fell it, and the rich man buys ; A land of tyrants, and a den of llaves ! Here wretches firtk H i {honourable graves, And calmly bent, to fcrvitude conform ; Dull as... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...E'en liberty itfclf is barter'd here ! At gold's fuperior charm* all freedom flies ; The needy fell it, and the rich man buys ; A land of tyrants, and a den of (laves, Here wretches feck diihonourable graves, And calmly bent, to fcrvitude conform, Dull as their... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...appear Even liberty itfelf is barter'd here. At gold's fuperior charms all freedom flies, The needy fell it, and the rich man buys ; A land of tyrants, and a den of flaves, Here wretches feek diihonourablc graves, , And And calmly bent, to fervitude conform, Dull... | |
| Beauties - 1791 - 214 pages
...appear, Even liberty itfelf is barter'd here. At gold's fuperior charms all freedom flies, The needy fell it, and the rich man buys ; A land of tyrants, and a den of flaves, Here wretches feek diflionourable graves, And calmly bent, to fervitude conform, Dull as their... | |
| 1793 - 204 pages
...plenty, elegance, and arts; But view them closer, craft and fraud appear, Even liberty itself is barter'd here. At gold's superior charms all freedom flies,...dishonourable graves, And calmly bent, to servitude confor*, Dull as their lakes that slumber in the storm. Heavens ! how unlike their Belgic sires of... | |
| James Roach - 1792 - 284 pages
...appear, E'en liberty itfelf is barter'd here. At gold's fuperior chirms all freedom flies, The needy fell it, and the rich man buys *; A land of tyrants, and a den of flaves, Here wretches feek diflionourable graves ; And calmly bent, to fervitude conform, Dull as their... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...Ev'n liberty itfelf is barter'd herej At gold's fuperior charms all freedom flies — The needy fell it, and the rich man buys; A land of tyrants, and a den of flaves, Here wretches feek diflionourable graves, And calmly bent, to fervitude conform, Dull as their... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...l'en liberty itfejf is barter'd here ! At gold's fuperior charms all freedom flies; The needy fell it, and the rich man buys ; A land of tyrants, and a den of ilaves, 1ère wretches fcek diihonourable graves, And, calmly bent, to fervitude conform, )ull as their... | |
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