 | William Cowper - 1839 - 554 pages
...only to destroy. 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except...those that suffer it, a sordid mind Bestial, a meagre intelleet, unfit To be the tenant of man's noble form Thee therefore still, blame-worthy as thou art,... | |
 | Thomas Taylor - 1841 - 304 pages
...thus sings— Y2 " 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it. All constraint Except...and begets In those that suffer it a sordid mind,— Bestial—a meagre intellect, unfit To be the tenant of man's noble form. Thee, therefore, still, blameworthy... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1841 - 358 pages
...All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil : hurts the faculties, impedes VOL. n. T Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The...intellect, unfit To be the tenant of man's noble form. Thee, therefore, still, blameworthy as thou art, With all thy loss of empire, and though squeezed By... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 240 pages
...to destroy. 445 'Tis liberty alone, that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except...on evil men, Is evil : hurts the faculties, impedes 450 Their progress in the road of science ; blinds Thn eyesight of Discovery ; and begets, In Ihoso... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 456 pages
...only to destroy. 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint. Except what wisdom lays on evil men, la evil : hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The eyesight... | |
 | Iran - 1842 - 144 pages
...mind were enslaved. '"Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume, And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except...intellect, unfit To be the tenant of man's noble form." — COWPE It is remarkable, that the ancient Persians, like the Hindoos, never produced a single native... | |
 | Joseph Sturge - History - 1842 - 360 pages
...JOSEPH STTJRGE. " 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfum e ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except...and begets, In those that suffer it, a sordid mind. ****** Unfit To be the tenant of man's noble form." COWPER. LONDON : HAMILTON, ADAMS, AND CO., PATERNOSTER... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1842 - 166 pages
...to destroy. 445 'Tis liberty alone, that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except...on evil men, Is evil : hurts the faculties, impedes 450 Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The eyesight of Discovery ; and begets, . In those... | |
 | William Cowper - 1842 - 162 pages
...to destroy. 445 'Tis liberty alone, that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except...on evil men, Is evil : hurts the faculties, impedes 450 Their progress in the road of science ; blinds Tho eyesight of Discovery ; and begets, In those... | |
 | Reasons - 1843 - 68 pages
...excellent answer:— " 'Tis liberty which gives the flower A fitting life—its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, is evil— Hurts their faculties—impedes their progress In the road to science,—and begets, In those who suffer... | |
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Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil ; hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The... 
