 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 páginas
...in her turn, Gives bond in stone and ever-during brass To guard them, and t' immortalize her trust: But fairer wreaths are due, though never paid, To those who, posted at the shrine of truth, Have fall'n in her defence. A patriot's blood, Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed, And for a time... | |
 | 1802 - 302 páginas
...her turn, Gives bond in stone and ever-during brass 710 To guard them, and to immortalize her trust : But fairer wreaths are due, though never paid, To...blood, Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed, 715 And for a time ensure, to his lav'd land The sweets of liberty and equal laws ; But martyrs struggle... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 páginas
...in her turn, Gives bond in stone and ever-during brass To guard them, and t' immortalize her trust : But fairer wreaths are due, though never paid, To those, who, posted at the shrine of truth, Have fall'n in her defence. A patriot's blood, Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed, And for a time... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 páginas
...in her turn, Gives bond in stone and ever-during brass To guard them, and to immortalize her trust : But fairer wreaths are due, though never paid, To...spent in such a strife may earn indeed, And for a time ensure, to his loved land The sweets of liberty and equal laws ; But martyrs struggle for a brighter... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 páginas
...in her turn, Gives bond in stone and ever-during brass To guard them, and to immortalize her trust: But fairer wreaths are due, though never paid, To...those, who posted at the shrine of truth Have fallen in tier-defence. A patriot's blood Well spejnt in. such a strife may earn indeed,. And for a time ensure,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 338 páginas
...her turn, Gives hond 'in stone and ever-during hrass To guard them, and t' immortalize her trust : But fairer wreaths are due, though never paid, To those, who, posted at tho shrine of Truth, Have fall'n in her defence. A patriot's hlood, Well spent in such a strife, may... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 212 páginas
...in her turn, Gives bond in stone and ever-during brass To guard them, and t' immortalize her trust : But fairer wreaths are due, though never paid, To those, who, posted at the shrine of truth, Have fall'n in her defence. A patriot's blood, Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed, And for a time... | |
 | 1810 - 548 páginas
...his death with wonderfull patience, in the defence of the quarell of Christes Gospcll. BISHOP HOOPER. A Patriot's blood Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed; And for a time ensure, to his lov'd land The sweets of liberty and equal laws. But Martyrs struggle for a brighter... | |
 | William Cowper - 1811 - 228 páginas
...in her turn, Gives bond in stone and ever-during brass To guard them, and t' immortalize her trust ; But fairer wreaths are due, though never paid, To those who, posted at fhe shrine of truth, Have fatl'n in her defence. A patriot's blood, Well spent in such a strife, may... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 338 páginas
...in her turn, Gives bond in stone and ever-during brass To guard them, and t' immortalize her trust : But fairer wreaths are due, though never paid, To those, who, posted at the shrine of Truth, Have fall'n in her defence. A patriot's blood, Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed, And for a time... | |
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And for a time ensure, to his loved land The sweets of liberty and equal laws ; But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim... 
