 | John Bell - 1789 - 396 Seiten
...Jl/» And calmly bent, to servitude conform, Dull as their lakes that slumber in the storm. Heavens 1 how unlike their Belgic sires of old ( Rough, poor,...each brow; How much unlike the sons of Britain now I Fir'd at the sound my genius spreads her 1 wing, And flies where Britain courts the western spring;... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 416 Seiten
...conform, Dull as their lakes that slumber in the storm. Heavens' how unlike their Belgic sires of old I Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold; War in each...each brow; How much unlike the sons of Britain now 1 Fir'd at the sound my genius spreads her wing, And flies where Britain courts the western spring;... | |
 | 1793 - 204 Seiten
...graves, And calmly bent, to servitudeconfor*, Dull as their lakes that slumber in the storm. Heavens I how unlike their Belgic sires of old ! Rough, poor,...each brow ; How much unlike the sons of Britain now I Fir'd at the sound my genius spreads her wing, And flies where Britain courts the western spring... | |
 | John Bell - 1793 - 212 Seiten
...graves, And calmly bent, to servitude conform, Dull as their lakes that slumber in the storm. Heavens 1 how unlike their Belgic sires of old ! Rough, poor,...each brow ; How much unlike the sons of Britain now 1 Fir'd at the sound my genius spreads her wing, And flies where Britain courts the western spring;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 Seiten
...die storm. Heav'ns! how unlike their Belgic sires of old! Rough, poor, content, ungovernably boldj War in each breast, and freedom on each brow; How much unlike die sons of Britain now! Fir'd at die sound, my genius spreads her wing, And flies where Britain courts... | |
 | English poetry - 1801 - 224 Seiten
...Dull as their lakes that slumber in the storm. Heavens ! how unlike their Belgic sires of old ! Bough, poor, content , ungovernably bold ; War in each breast,...each brow ; How much unlike the sons of Britain now ' ELEGY TOPITY. H.AIL , lovely Power ! whose bosom heaves the sigh , When Fancy paints the scene of... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 632 Seiten
...by the accidental mention of a word; and is certainly one of the happieft in our language: Heavens ! how unlike their Belgic Sires of old ! Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold ; War in each breaft, and freedom on each brow, How much unlike the Sons of Britain now!— —Fired at the found,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 Seiten
...conform, Dull as their lakes that slumber in the storm. Heavens! how unlike their Belgic sires of old j Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold; War in each...freedom on each brow.... How much unlike the sons of Btitain now! Fir'd at the sound, my genitts spreads her whig, And flies where Britain courts (he western... | |
 | 1803 - 294 Seiten
...graves, And calmly bent, to servitude conform, Dull as their lakes that slumber in the storm. Heav'ns ! how unlike their Belgic sires of ' old ? Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold ; \Var in each breast, and freedom on each Fir'd at the sound, my genius spreads her wing, And flies... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 Seiten
...servitude conform, Dull as their lakes, that slumber in the storm. Heavens! how unlike their Belgick sires of old! Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold;...Britain now! Fired at the sound, my genius spreads her Aving, And flies where Britain courts the western spring; Where lawns extend that scorn Arcadian pride,... | |
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how unlike their Belgic sires of old ! Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold ; War in each breast, and freedom on each brow ; How much unlike the sons of Britain now. Fired at the sound my genius spreads her wing, .And flies where Britain courts the... 
