 | John Corry - 1809 - 236 pages
...Goldsmith has distinctly characterised this description of Englishmen in the following lines : — -A thoughtful band, ' By forms unfashion'd fresh from...— above controul. ' While e'en the peasant boasts those rights to scan, ' And learns to venerate himself as man." WELCHMEN. Most of the Welch residents... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...Siern o'er each bosom Reason holds her state, With daring aims irreaularly great : Pride in their port, ing rills Were heard the lowing henl- along the vale, Andflo ; 196 Inient on high designs a thoughtful'band, By forms, imfasliion <1 fresh from nature's hand ;... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 pages
...aims irregularly great, " Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, " I see the lords of humankind pass by, " Intent on high designs, a thoughtful band,...hardiness of soul, " True to imagin'd right, above control, " AVhile ev'n the peasant boasts these rights to scan, " And learns to venerate himself as... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great : Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind...Intent on high designs, a thoughtful band, By forms unfoshion'd, fresh from Nature's hand, Fierce in tbeir native hardiness of soul, True to imagin'd right,... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 pages
...Stern o'er each bosom Reason holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great ; Pride in their port, defiance in their eye,. I see the lords of human kind...hand,. Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True toimagin'd right. above control, While e'en the peasant boastsrthese rights to scan, And learns to... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1812 - 500 pages
...o'er each bosom reason holds her state, With daring aims, irregularly great ; Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind...Intent on high designs, a thoughtful band, By forms unfashioned, fresh from nature's hand. Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, * True to imagin'd... | |
 | John Evans - 1812 - 234 pages
...work, which would have plai him in an eminent rank with the poets his age. T THE PONDERER. N«. 31. Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True to...imagin'd right, above controul, While e'en the peasant boasls these rights to scan, And learns to venerate himself as man ; Thine, freedom, thine the blessings... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 492 pages
...o'er each bosom reason holds her state, " With daring aims irregularly great, " Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, " I see the lords of human...hardiness of soul, " True to imagin'd right, above control, " While ev'n the peasant boasts these rights to scan, " And learns to venerate himself as... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 pages
...holds her state t, With daring aims irregularly great ; Pride in their part, defiance in< their eye, 1 see the lords of human kind pass by ; Intent on high...unfashion'd fresh from Nature's hand, Fierce in their native hardness of soul, True to imagin'd right, above control, While e'en the peasant boasts these rights... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 484 pages
...o'er each bosom reason holds her state, ' With daring aims irregularly great, ' Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, ' I see the lords of human...designs, a thoughtful band, ' By forms unfashion'd, fiesh from nature's hand; * Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, ' True to imagin'd right, above... | |
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Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state With daring aims irregularly great ; Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by... 
