 | Charles Leslie - 1723 - 186 pages
...Daniel de Foe, who certainly knew his own Scheme. To be as- free as Nature flrfl made Man, E'er the bate Laws of Servitude began. When wild in Woods the noble Savage ran. This is their wild Notion of an indefendent State of Nature. But the Vanity and Falfehood of this brutal Scheme is detefted, as with... | |
 | 1819 - 550 pages
...exclaim, in a tone which would fit some modern agitators, I am as free as nature first marie man, Ere the base laws of servitude began, When wild in woods the noble tavage ran. But it seems doubtful whether such a state of absolute and unrestrained freedom ever existed,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 pages
...cattle, and Аи use that is man. The is used in both numbers. I am as free as nature first made man, Ere the base laws of servitude began, When wild in woods the noble savage ran, Drjdm. Many words are used without articks; as, 1. Proper names, as John, Alexander, Lon~ ginui, Aristarcbus,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 474 pages
...by thy subjects be, But know, that I alone am king of me. I am as free as nature first made man, Ere the base laws of servitude began, When wild in woods the noble savage ran. Boab. Since, then. no power above your own you know, Mankind should use you like a common foe ; You... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...great or bulky, and many images either just or splendid: I am as free as Nature first made man, Ere the base laws of servitude began, When wild in woods the noble savage ran. — Tis but because the living death ne'er knew, They fear to prove it as a thing that's new : Let... | |
 | 1810 - 438 pages
...control amounting almost to the sublime rant of Almanzor. ' He was as free as nature first made man, Ere the base laws of servitude began, When wild in woods the noble savage ran.' In general society Burns often permitted his determination of vindicating his personal dignity to hurry... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...great or bulky, and many images either just or splendid: J am as free as Nature first made man, -» Ere the base laws of servitude began, /• When wild in woods the noble savage ran. ^ — 'Tis but because the Living death ne'er knew, They fear to prove it as a thing that's new : Let... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...great or bulky, and many images either just or splendid : 1 am as free RS Nature first made man, Ere the base laws of servitude began, When wild in woods the noble savage ran. — 'Tis but because thu living death ne'er knew, They fear to pro\e it as a thing that's new : Let... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pages
...great or bulky, and many images either just or splendid : I am as free as Nature first made man, Ere the base laws of servitude began, When wild in woods the noble savage ran. — 'Tis but because the Living death ne'er knew, They fear to prove it as a thing that's new : Let... | |
 | 1817 - 398 pages
...exclaim, in a tone which would lit some modern agitators, I am as free as nature first made man, Ere the base laws of servitude began, When wild in woods the noble savage ran. But it seems doubtful whether such a state of absolute and unrestrained freedom ever existed, except... | |
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But know, that I alone am king of me. I am as free as nature first made man, Ere the base laws of servitude began, When wild in woods the noble savage ran. 
