Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil... Voyage to South America - Page 227by Henry Marie Brackenridge - 1820Full view - About this book
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...Manichean god, Ador'd through fear, strong only to destroy. 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil ; hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress... | |
| Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...prerogative can please) As dreadful as the Manichean god, Ador'd through fear, strong only to destroy. 445 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting...lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil ; hurts the faculties, impedes 450 Their... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...Manichean god, Ador'd through fear, strong only to destroy. 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil ; hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress... | |
| 1801 - 432 pages
...whose shrine he bowed with the purest devotion :— • . 'Tis Liberty alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, . Is evil — hurts the faculties — impedes... | |
| John Mitchell - British - 1805 - 260 pages
...of freedom as circumstances will permit. And, involving much of the dignity and comfort of mankind, Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, 101 And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil : hurts... | |
| James Hingston Tuckey - Aboriginal Australians - 1805 - 272 pages
...punishment ; J exclaimed with enthusiasm, ; ; *'•* • • • v . ••. . • • i '• ,;t "Pis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, Ari4 we are weeds without it, ; v « i When, on the other hand, I viewed the lively appearance of the... | |
| Sir John Carr - Baltic Sea - 1805 - 314 pages
...late Count Bernstoff, in gratitude for their liberation : 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. COWPER. Curiosity led me one day into the principal court of judicature : it was a handsome large room,... | |
| Sir John Carr - Baltic Sea - 1805 - 526 pages
...late Count Bernstoff, in gratitude for their liberation : 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. COWPER. Curiosity led me one day into the principal court of judicature : it was a handsome large room,... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...prerogative can please) As dreadful as the Manichean god, Adored through fear, strong only to destroy. 'Tis liberty alone, that gives the flower Of fleeting...lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil : hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...• V As dreadful as the Manichean god, - . • .' i Adored through fear, strong only to dtstrdy.. J 'Tis liberty alone, that gives the flower Of fleeting...lustre and perfume; And We are -weeds without it. All constrain^. Except \vha-t wisdom lays oh -evil men,. -.-.. .. ..- .: ,-• ItfO THE TASK. BCOK... | |
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