 A nation here I pity and admire, Whom noblest sentiments of glory fire, Yet taught, by custom's force, and bigot fear, To serve with pride, and boast the yoke they bear : Whose nobles, born to cringe and to command...  A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes - Page 28edited by - 1782Full view - About this book
 | Literature - 1764 - 236 pages
...of them is extremely well drawn. A nation here I pity and admire, Whom nobleft fentiments of glory fire, Yet taught by cuftom's force, and bigot fear,...yoke they bear: Whofe nobles born to cringe and to crmmand, In courts a mean, in camps a gen'rous band ; From each low tool of pow'r content receive Thofe... | |
 | English essays - 1764 - 404 pages
...can never teach, or pedants fhew. A nation here I pity and admire, Whole noble fentiments of glory fire ; Yet taught by cuftom's force, and bigot fear,...yoke they bear ; Whofe nobles, born to cringe, and ta command, In courts a mean, in camps a gen'rous band : From prieft and tax-jobber, content, receive... | |
 | 1773 - 306 pages
...never teach, or pedants fhew. A naA nation here I pity and admire, Whom nobleft fentirnents of glory fire, Yet taught by cuftom's force, and bigot fear,...To ferve with pride, and boaft the yoke they bear : Whofenobles, born to.cringe,and to command, Jn courts a mean,, in camps a gen'rous hand j From each... | |
 | 1773 - 380 pages
...never teach, or pedants fliew. " A nation here I pity and admire, " Whom nobleft fentiments of glory fire, " Yet taught by cuftom's force, and bigot fear, " To ferve with pride, and boafl the yoke they " bear: " Whofe nobles born to cringe, and to command, " In courts a mean, in camps... | |
 | Voltaire - 1775 - 452 pages
...Yet thaught by caftom's foree , and bigot fear , To ferve With pride , and hoaft the yoke they béai. Whofe nobles born to cringe and to command , In courts a mean , in camps a gen'rous band From priefts and tax-jobbers content receive Thofe la ws tbeir dreaded arms to Europe give , Whofe people... | |
 | Voltaire - 1775 - 408 pages
...thaught by cuftom's-force , and -bigot fear , To ferve With pride , and boaft thé yoke they beat•Whofe nobles born to cringe and to command , In courts a mean , in camps a gen'rous band . From priefts and tax-jobbers content receive ' Thofe laws-their dreaded arms to Europe give , Whofe people... | |
 | Voltaire - 1776 - 476 pages
...glory fire ; Yet thaught by cuftora's force , and bigot fear, . To ferve With pride , and boaft thé yoke they bear. "Whofe nobles born to cringe and to..., In courts a mean, in camps a gen'rous band From priefts and tax-jobbers content receive Thofe lavs their dreaded arms to Europe give, Whofe people... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1785 - 718 pages
...teach, or pedants fhow. A nation here, I pity and admire, Whom nobleft fentiments of glory fire, Yet Yet taught by cuftom's force, and bigot fear, To ferve with pride, and boaft the yoke they bear. Whafe nobles born to cringe, and to command; In courts a mean, in camps a generous band ; From each... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 456 pages
...can never teach, or pedants fliow. A nation here I'pity and admire, Whom nobleft fentiments of glory fire, Yet taught, by cuftom's force and bigot fear,...cringe and to command,' (In courts a mean; in camps a generous band;)" « From each low tool of power, content receive Thofe laws, their dreaded arms to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 390 pages
...pedants fiiow. A nation here I pity and admire, Whom nobleft fentiments of 'glory fire, Yrttanght, by cuftom's force and bigot fear, To ferve with pride, and boaft the yoke they bean Wlrofe nobles, born to cringe and to command, (In courts a mean, in camps a generous band,) From... | |
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