 | 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...recompense. 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 her... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | Children - 530 pages
...which, as the same poet beautifully lings : " Their deeds as they deserve Receive proud recompence. We give in charge Their names to the sweet lyre. The historic muse Proud of the treasure, marches with it down To latest times ; and Sculpture in her turn Gives bond... | |
 | 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...charge Their names to the sweet lyre. The historic muse Proud of the treasure, marches with it down To latest times ; and sculpture, in her turn, Gives bond... | |
 | 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, marches... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...Br weakness, and hostility hy love. Patriots have toil'd, and in their country's cause Bled nohly ; and their deeds, as they deserve, Receive proud recompense. We give in charge Their minus to the sweet lyre. Th' historic muse, Proud of the treasure, marches with it down Toslatest times... | |
 | 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...recompense. 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 - 1810 - 384 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...Receive proud recompense. We give in charge Their nnincs to the sweet lyre. Th' historic muse, Proud of the treasure, marches with it down To latest... | |
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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 : But fairer wreaths are due, though never paid, To those... 
