 | Henry Kett - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1805 - 340 pages
...their religion, are permanent and fixed. 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 OH high designs, a thoughtful band, By forms unfashioned, fresh from nature's hand. • 'i Fierce in... | |
 | J. C. - 1806 - 156 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...native hardiness of soul, True to imagin'd right, above controul, While even the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And learns to venerate himself as man.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 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...thoughtful band, By forms unfashion'd fresh from Nature's band, Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True to imagined right above control, While even the... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 502 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...Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True to imagined right above controul, While even the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And learns to venerate... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 498 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...nature's hand ; Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, ^ j. True to imagined right above controul, While even the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1807 - 496 pages
...that the tear started into his eye : " Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state, ' With d.iring aims irregularly great, ' Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, ' I see the lorJs of human kind pass by, ' Intent on high designs, a thoughtful band, ' By forms unfashion'd, fresh... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...master's mind! Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state With daring aims irregularly great; -j Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see...native hardiness of soul, True to imagin'd right, above controul, While e'en the peasant boasts these rights to. scan. And learns to venerate himself as man.... | |
 | John Corry - London (England) - 1809 - 236 pages
...Goldsmith has distinctly characterised this description of Englishmen in the following lines : — -A thoughtful band, ' By forms unfashion'd fresh from...hardiness of soul, ' True to imagin'd right — above controul. ' While e'en the peasant boasts those rights to scan, ' And learns to venerate himself as... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...in the master's mind I > Siern o'er each bosom Reason holds her state, With daring aims irreaularly great : Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by ; 196 Inient on high designs a thoughtful'band, By forms, imfasliion <1 fresh from nature's hand ;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 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 defigns, a thoughtful band, By forms unfalhion'd,... | |
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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 lords of human kind pass by... 
