 FROM distant climes, o'er wide-spread seas we come, Though not with much eclat, or beat of drum; True patriots all, for, be it understood, We left our country for our country's good...  The Monthly Epitome - Page 5971802Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1802 - 880 pages
...We left pur country for our country's good ; No private views difgrac'd our generous zeal, What urgM our travels was our country's weal ; And none will doubt but that our emigration Has prov'd mofl ufeful to the Britilh nation, v* But, you inquire, what could our breads... | |
 | Hunting - 1802 - 422 pages
...understood, We 1. ft our country, for our country's good; Ко private views disgrac'd our generous leal, What urg'd our travels was our country's weal ; And none will doubt but that our emigration Hat prqv'd most useful to the British nation. But, you enquire, what could our breast inflame,... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1805 - 416 pages
...— for be it untterflood, We left our country for our country's good : No private views difgrac'd our generous zeal — What urg'd our travels was our...country's weal-; And none will doubt but that our emigration Has prov'd moft ufeful to the Britifh nation. But, you inquire, what could our breafts inflame... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1805 - 422 pages
...all — for be it underflood, We left our country for our country's good : No private views difgrac'd our generous zeal — What urg'd our travels was our...country's weal ; And none will doubt but that our emigration Has prov'd nioft ufeful to the Britiili nation. But, you inquire, what could our breafts... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1805 - 418 pages
...underftood, We left our country for our country's good : No private views difgrac'd our generous »eal— What urg'd our travels was our country's weal ; And none will doubt but that our emigration Has prov'd moft ufeful to the Britifli nation. But, you inquire, what could our breads inflame... | |
 | 1810 - 420 pages
...o'er wide spread sea» we corn*, Tbsugli not with m«ch eclat or beat of i!rn» ; True patriots »H, for be it understood, We left our country for our country's good. No private views disgraced our generous zeal, What urg'd our traveli wa» our country's weal ; And none will doubt but... | |
 | George Barrington - Natural history - 1802 - 592 pages
...PROLOGUE. From distant climes, o'er wide-spread seas we come, Though not with much eclat, or beat of drum ; True patriots all, for be it understood, We left our country, for our country's good : Afo private views disgrac'd our generous zeal, What urg'd our tiavels, was our country's weal; And... | |
 | 1815 - 930 pages
...The noted Barrington furnished the prologue, which he ended with ih , ,e liues: " True patriots we ; for be it understood, We left our country, — for our country's good." CLASSICAL APPLICATIONS. " Two Oxford scholars being at a loss for amusement, one said to the other... | |
 | Richard Ryan - Actors - 1825 - 374 pages
...FROM distant climes, o'er wide-spread seas, we come, Though not with much eclat, or beat of drum ; True patriots all ; for, be it understood, We left...country's weal ; And none will doubt, but that our emigration Has prov'd most useful to the British nation. But you inquire, " What could our breasts... | |
 | Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
...BAY. FROM distant climes, o'er far spread seas we come, But not with much eclat or beat of drum, Tho' patriots all; for, be it understood, We left our country for our country's good. . . . .. i . . In private views at end, our generous zeal, That urg'd our travels, was our country's... | |
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