 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...from age to age With mufic fuch as fuits their fov'reign ears, The fighs and groans of miferable men ! There's not an Englifh heart that would not leap To hear that ye were fall'n at laft, to know That ev'n our enemies, fo oft employed In forging chains for us, themfelves... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...age to age With mtrfic fuch as fails 'their fev'rcign ears, The fighs and groans of miferablc men I There's not an Englifh heart that would not leap To hear that ye were fall'n at laft ; to know That ev'n our enemies, fo oft employ'd In forging chains for us, themfelves... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 230 pages
...age to age^ With mufic, fuch as fuits their fov'reign ears, The fighs and groans of miferable men ! There's not an Englifh heart that would not leap, To hear that ye were fall'n at laft, to know, That ev'n our enemies, fo oft employ'd In forging chains for us, themfelves... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...from age to age With mufic fuch as fuits their fov'reign ears, The fighs and groans of miferable men ! There's not an Englifh heart that would not leap To hear that ye were fall'n at laft ; to know That ev'n our enemies, fo oft employ'd In forging chains for us, themfelves... | |
 | 1792 - 530 pages
...men 1 and immediately after this animated defcription, lu proceeds j 'There'» There's not an Englim heart that would not leap To hear that ye were fallen at laft. The bartule at that period was (landing; fince then it has been deliroyed ! With refpeil to Fame's... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Great Britain - 1792 - 728 pages
...uiiferable men! and immediately after this animated defcription he proceeds-^" There's not an Engliftr heart that would not leap To hear that ye were fallen at laft. The Baftille at that time was flanding, fince then it had been de. ftroyed. With refpect to Painc's... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - Church and state - 1792 - 476 pages
...fhining, " Ye horrid towers, th' abode of broken hearts ! '' Ye dungeons and yc cages of defpair ! " There's not an Englifh heart that would not leap, " To hear that yc were fallen at laft — to know " That even our enemies, fo oft employed '' In forging chains for... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 384 pages
...age to age With mufic foch as fuits their fov'reign ears — The fighs and groans of miferable men! There's not an Englifh heart that would not leap To hear• that ye were fall'n at laft; to know That ev'n our enemies, fo oft employ 'd In forging chains for us, themfelves... | |
 | English literature - 1789 - 682 pages
...age to age With mufic, fuch as fuits their fov'reign ears, The fighs and groans of miferable men ! There's not an Englifh heart that would not leap To hear that ye were fall'n at lad ; to know That ev'n our enemies, fo oft employ 'd In forging chains for us, themfclves... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 pages
...age to age With mufic, fuch as fuits their fovereign tars, The fighs and groans of miferable men ! There's not an Englifh heart, that would not leap To hear that ye were fallen at laft; to knowThat ev'n our enemies, fo oft employed In forging chains for us, themfelves were free. • The... | |
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Ye horrid towers, the abode of broken hearts ; Ye dungeons, and ye cages of despair, That monarchs have supplied from age to age With music, such as suits their sovereign ears; The sighs and groans of miserable men ! There's not an English heart, that... 
