 Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies.  The Task - Pàgina 143per William Cowper - 1817 - 188 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 450 pàgines
...equal laws ; But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim, Our claim to...ashes flew — No marble tells us whither. With their namea No bard embalms and sanctifies his song . And History, so warm on meaner themes, Is cold on this.... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1824 - 396 pàgines
...equal laws ; But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim — Our claim...persecution dragg'd them into fame, And chas'd them up to heaven. Their ashes flew — No marble tells us whither. With their names No bard embalms and sanctifies... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pàgines
...equal laws; But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize, And win It with more pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim, Our claim to...anticipate the skies. Yet few remember them. They lived unknown, Till persecution drage'd thorn into fame, And chased them up to heaven. Their ashes... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 446 pàgines
...equal laws ; But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim, Our claim to...anticipate the skies. Yet few remember them. They lived unknown, Till persecution dragg'd them into fame, And chased them up to heaven. Their ashes new... | |
 | J. R - 1824 - 350 pàgines
...equal laws ; Sat Martyrt ttruggle/or a brighter prize, And win it with mare pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim — Our claim...divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies.' " The time of departure had now arrived, and when our young friends were about to take an affectionate... | |
 | 1832 - 534 pàgines
...said — -" They liv'd unknown Till persecution dragged them into fame, And chased them up to heaven. Their ashes flew No marble tells us whither. With their names No bard embalms and sanctities his song, And history, so warm on meaner themes, Is silent upon this." Among the General... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 242 pàgines
...prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim — 720 Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with...unknown, Till persecution dragg'd them into fame, 725 And chas'd them up to Heaven. Their ashes flew - — No marble tells us whither. With their names... | |
 | John Scott - 1826 - 638 pàgines
...obscured and almost lost for ages — " THE WAY OF SALVATION."' i AD Yes, 1542" Their blood was shed In confirmation of the noblest claim, Our claim to...DIVINELY free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies." We have given some account of the writings w°rks of of Luther as far as the end of the year 1541.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 242 pàgines
...prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim — 720 Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with...to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skiesi Tet few remember them. They liv'd unknown, Till persecution dragg'd them into fame, 725 And... | |
 | 1826 - 674 pàgines
...had been obscured and almost lost for ages, • THE WAV OF SALVATION ! Yes, ' Their blood was shed In confirmation of the noblest claim. Our claim to feed upon IMMORTAL тнктн, To walk with God, to be DIVINbLY free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies.' " pp.504—... | |
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