 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...extracting from the lips Of asps their venom, overpow'ring strength By weakness, and hostility by love. Patriots have toil'd, and in their country's cause...nobly; and their deeds, as they deserve, Receive proud recompense. We give in charge Their names to the sweet lyre. Th' historic muse, Proud of the treasure,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...extracting from the lips Of asps their venom, overpow'ring strength By weakness, and hostility by love. Patriots have toil'd, and in their country's cause Bled nobly ; and their deeds, as they deserve, Recejve proud recompense. We give in charge Their names to the sweet lyre. Th' historic muse, Proud... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...extrafting from the lips Of asps their venom, overpowering strengtk By weakness, and hostility by love. Patriots have toil'd, and in their country's cause Bled nobly ; and their deeds, as they deserve, 705 Receive proud recompense. We give in charge Their names to the sweet lyre. The historic muse, Proud... | |
 | 1801 - 432 pages
...To be the tenant of MAN'S noble form ! The Patriot and Martyr are thus also finely contrasted :— Patriots have toil'd, and in their country's cause...nobly, and their deeds, as they deserve, Receive proud rccompence. We give in charge Their names to the sweet lyre. Th' historic muse, Proud of the treasure,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...Of asps their venom, overpowering strength By weakness, and hostility by love. Patriots have toiled, and in their country's cause Bled nobly ; and their deeds, as they deserve, Receive proud recompense. We give in charge Their names to the sweet lyre. The historic muse Proud of the treasure,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...asps their venom, overpowering strength By weakness,- and hostility by love. Patriots. have toiled, and in their country's cause Bled nobly ; and their deeds, as they deserve, Receive proud recompense. \Ve give in charge Their names to the sweet lyre. The historic rouse, Proud of th« treasure,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...from the lips Of asps their venom, overpow'ring strength By weakness, and hostility by love. • . wi Patriots have toil'd, and in their country's cause...; and their deeds, as they deserve, Receive proud recompense. We give in charge Their names to the sweet lyre. Th* historic muse, Proud of the treasure,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1811 - 228 pages
...extracting from the lips Of asps their venom, overpovv'ring strength By weakness, and hostility by love. Patriots have toil'd, and in their country's cause...recompence. We give in charge Their names to the sweet lyre. Th' historic muse, Proud of the treasure, .marches with it down To latest times ; and sculpture, in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 338 pages
...extracting from the lips Of asps their venom, overpow'ring strength By weakness, and hostility by love. Patriots have toil'd, and in their country's cause...; and their deeds, as they deserve, Receive proud recompense. We give in charge Their names to the sweet lyre. Th' historic muse, Proud of the treasure,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1817 - 252 pages
...and in their country's canse Bled nohly ; and their deeds, as they deserve, Receive prond recompense. We give in charge Their names to the sweet lyre. The historic muse, Prond of the treasure, marches with it down To latest times ; and sculpture, in her turn, Gives hond... | |
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The historic muse, Proud of the treasure, marches with it down To latest times ; and Sculpture, in her turn, Gives bond in stone and ever-during brass To guard them, and to immortalize her trust. 
