 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 páginas
...States to awe, In this Conjuction doth on Britain fmiie ; The greateft Leader, and the greateft Ifle. Whether this Portion of the World were rent By the...Ocean from the Continent, Or thus created, it was fure delign'd To be the facred Refuge of Mankind. Hither th' Opprefled fliall henceforth .refort Juftice... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1722 - 364 páginas
...States to awe* In this Conjunction doth on Britain fmilc; The greateft Leader, and the greateft Ifle. Whether this Portion of the World were rent By the...Ocean from the Continent, Or thus created, it was fure defign'd To be the facred Refuge of Mankind. Hither th' Opprefled fhall henceforth refort, Juftice... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1744 - 496 páginas
...to awe,) In this conjunftion doth on B RITAI N fmile ; The greateft Leader, and the greateft Ifle ! Whether this portion of the world were rent, By the...ocean, from the continent ; Or thus created ; it was fure defign'd To be the facred refuge of mankind. Hither fli' oppreffed ftall henceforth refort, Juftice... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1768 - 366 páginas
...Hates to awe,) In this conjunction doth on BRITAIN fmile ; The greateft Leader, and thegreateft Ifle ! Whether this portion of the world were rent, By the...ocean, from the continent ; Or thus created ; it was fure defign'd To be the facred refuge of mankind. Hither th' opprefled fhall henceforth refort, Juftice... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 276 páginas
...ftates to awe) In this conjunction doth on Britain finile ; The greateft Leader, and the grcateft Ifle ! Whether this portion of the world were rent, By the...ocean, from the continent ; Or thus created ; it was fure defign'd To be the facred refuge of mankind. Hither th' opprefled fhall henceforth refort, Juftice... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 páginas
...ftatts to awe) In this conjun&ion doth on Britain fmile ; The grcatcft Leader, and the greateft llle ! Whether this portion of the world were rent By the...ocean from the continent, Or thus created ; it was furc dcfign'd To be the facred refuge of mankind. Hither th' oppreflid fliall henceforth refort, Juftice... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 páginas
...dates to awe) In this conjunction doth on Britain fmile, The greateft leader, and the greateft ifle ! Whether this portion of the world were rent, By the...rude ocean, from the continent, Or thus created, it wan lure defign'd To be the facred refuge of mankind. Hither th' oppreffed mall henceforth reforf,... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - 456 páginas
...upon the globe may go. Heav'n, (that hath plac'd this island to.give law , To balance Europe , and her states to awe, ) In this conjunction doth on Britain...smile ; The greatest Leader, and the greatest isle ! \Vhether this portion of the world were rent, By the rude ocean, from the continent ; Or thus created... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 páginas
...upon the globe may go. Heavsn (that hath plac'd this island to give law, To balance Europe, and her ah ! where are his rents, his comings in ? Ay ! now you've made the rich man po a«d the greatest Isle 1 And, without planting, drink «f ev'ry vine. To dig for wealth we weary not... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 páginas
...upon the globe may go. Heaven (that hath plac'd this island to give law, To balance Europe, and her is charity : All must be false that thwarts this one...supported lives : The strength he gains is from th' embrac crested ; it was sure design'd To be the sacred refuge of mankind. Hither th' oppress'd shall henceforth... | |
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The sea's our own : and now, all nations greet, With bending sails, each vessel of our fleet : Your power extends as far as winds can blow, Or swelling sails upon the globe may go. Heaven (that... 
