| English poetry - 1785 - 320 pages
...combin"d, Extremes are only in the mailer's mind ! Stern o'er each bofom reafon holds her flate With daring aims irregularly great, Pride in their port defiance in their eye, I fee the lords of human kind pafs by, Intent on high defign:, a thoughtful band, By forms unfzfhion'd... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1786 - 552 pages
...that the tear started into his eye : — 'Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great, Pride in their port, defiance...soul, True to imagin'd right, above control, While ev'n the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And learns to venerate himself as man.' We Oct. 23.]... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides - 1786 - 478 pages
...energy, that the tear ftarted into his eye: " Stern o'er each bofom reafon holds her ftate. With daring aims irregularly great, Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I fee the lords of humankind pafs by, Intent on high defigns, a thoughtful band, , By forms unfafhion'd,... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 416 pages
...combin'd. Extremes are only in the master's mind! Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great, Pride in their port, defiance...soul, True to imagin'd right, above control, While even the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And learns to venerate himself as man. Thine, Freedom,... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 396 pages
...Extremes are only in the master's mind ! Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great, Pride in their port. defiance...band, By forms unfashion'd, fresh from Nature's hand ; 3 5^ Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True to imagin'd right, above control, While even... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 202 pages
...Extremes are only in the master's mind ! Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great, Pride in their port, defiance...eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by, Intent OB high designs, a thoughtful band, By forms unfashion'd, fresh from Nature's hand ; Fierce in their... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...Extremes are only in the mafter's mind! Stern o'er each bofom Reafon holds her 'ftate " . With daring aims irregularly, great ; Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I fee the lords of human kind pafs by ; Intent on high defig^s, a thoughtful band, By forms unfamion'.d... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...Extremes are only in the matter's mind ! Stern o'er each bofom Reafon holds her ftatc, With daring he The breezy covert of the warbling grove, That only Ihclter'd thefts fee the lords of human-kind pafs by , Intent en high defigns, a thoughtful band, 3y forms unfefliion'd... | |
| 1793 - 204 pages
...combin'd. Extremes are only in the master's mind. Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great, Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lurds of human kind pass by, Intent on high designs, a thoughtful band, By forms unfashion'd, fresh... | |
| James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...; Extremes are only in the mafler's mind. Stern o'er each bofom reafon holds her flate, With daring aims irregularly great ; Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I fee the lords of human kind pafi by ; Intent on high defigns, a thoughtful band, By forms uufafliion'd... | |
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