 | Thomas Erskine (1st baron.) - 1810 - 478 pages
...as that it lias not only wherewith to guard ff well its own freedom and safety, but to spare, and (t to bestow upon the solidest and sublimest points "...not degenerated nor drooping to a fatal decay, but ft casting off the old and wrinkled skin of corrup" tion, to outlive these pangs, and wax young " again,... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Freedom of the press - 1810 - 470 pages
...he pleases. " When the cheerfulness of " the people," says this mighty poet, " is so sprightly 't• up, as that it has not only wherewith to guard ** well its own freedom and safety, but to spare, and *' to.b^tow upon the solidest and sublimest poin.ts '« of controversy and new invention, it betokens... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...distance. When the cheerfulness of the people is so 'sprightly up, as that it has not only wherewithal to guard well its own freedom and safety, but to spare and to bestow upon the solidest and snblimest points of controversy, and new invention, it betokens us not degenerated, nor drooping to... | |
 | Union for Parliamentary Reform According to the Constitution - Great Britain - 1812 - 104 pages
...means." MILTON. '•'• When the People engage in the solidest and sublimest Points of Contro" versy, it betokens us not degenerated, nor drooping to a fatal Decay, " but casting off the old wrinkled Skin of Corruption, to outlive these " Pangs, and wax Young again." MILTON.... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Freedom of the press - 1813 - 634 pages
...wherewith to guard well its own free" dom and safety, but to spare, and to bestow upon the solid" est and sublimest points of controversy and new invention,...betokens us not degenerated nor drooping to a fatal de" cay, but casting off the old and wrinkled skin of corrup" tion, to outlive these pangs and wax... | |
 | Trials - 1817 - 650 pages
...writing, wholly peculiar to himself. He was indeeu no plagiary from any thing human ; he looked up tor light and expression, as he himself wonderfully describes...but to spare, and to bestow upon the solidest and sublimes! points of controversy and new invention, it betokens us not degenerated nor drooping to a... | |
 | Trials - 1817 - 650 pages
...Being, who is the source of all utterance and knowledge; and who sendeth out his seraphim with tin: hallowed fire of his altar to touch and purify the...but to spare, and to bestow upon the solidest and sublimes! points of controversy and new invention, it betokens us not degenerated nor drooping to a... | |
 | Theology - 1827 - 684 pages
...constitution the body is; so when the cheerfulness of tlia people is so sprightly up as that it baa not only wherewith to guard well its own freedom and...us not degenerated, nor drooping to a fatal decay, by casting off the old and wrinkled skinj of corruption to outlive these pangs and wax young again,... | |
 | John Milton - Freedom of the press - 1819 - 464 pages
...it argues in what good plight and constitution the Body is ; so when the cherfulnesse of the People is so sprightly up, as that it has, not only wherewith to guard well its own freedom and 9 Who when Rome wot nigh besieg'd by Hanibal, being in the City, bought that peece of ground at no... | |
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... is so sprightly up, as that it has, not only wherewith to guard well its own freedom and safety, but to spare and to bestow upon the solidest and sublimest points of controversy and new invention, it... 
