 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pagina’s
...'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...native 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 man.'... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 416 pagina’s
...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...native hardiness of soul, True to imagin'd right, above control, While even the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And learns to venerate himself as man.... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 396 pagina’s
...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...band, By forms unfashion'd, fresh from Nature's hand ; 3 5^ Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True to imagin'd right, above control, While even... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 202 pagina’s
...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, Intent OB high designs, a thoughtful band, By forms unfashion'd, fresh from Nature's hand ; Fierce in their... | |
 | 1793 - 204 pagina’s
...state, With daring aims irregularly great, Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lurds of human kind pass by, Intent on high designs, a thoughtful...native hardiness of soul, True to imagin'd right above control ; While even the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And learns to venerate himself as man.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pagina’s
...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...native hardiness of soul, True to imagin'd right, above control ; While e'en the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And learns to venerate himself as man.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pagina’s
...o'er each bosom Reason holds hef state, ~~" With daring aims irregularly great; Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind...' By forms unfashion'd, fresh from Nature's hand, H For just experience tells, in every soil, That those who think must govern those that toil ; And... | |
 | Henry Redhead Yorke - 1804 - 416 pagina’s
...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...hardiness of soul, True to imagin'd right, above controul ; \\hile e'en the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And learns to venerate himself as man. The members... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pagina’s
...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...Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True to imagined right, above control ; While e'en the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And learns to venerate... | |
 | John Corry - 1804 - 230 pagina’s
...characterised this description of Englishmen in the following lines :— ———-A thoughtful band, By fonns unfashion'd, fresh from Nature's hand ! Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True to iougin'd right — aboye controul. While e'en the peasant boasts those rights to scan, And learns to... | |
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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... 
