 | James Anderson - Scotland - 1722
...Thou.' who pour d the patriotic tide, That stream d thro' great, unhappy Wallace'' heart ; Who dar'd to, nobly, stem tyrannic pride, Or nobly die, the second glorious part : (The patriot's Gcd peculiarly thou art, Histriend, inspirer, guardian, and reward f) O never, nevsr Srotia s realm... | |
 | Religion - 1832
...led him to feel with her own bard, that so long as they continue free from ' luxury's contagion,' ' A virtuous populace may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much loved isle.' "Among his delightful rambles in the north of England, in the month of August, 1824,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806
...prevent From Luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent, A virtuous A virtuous populace may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much-lov'd Isle. XXI. O Thou ! who pour'd the patriotic tide That stream'd thro' Wallace's undaunted... | |
 | Philip Sidney - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1807
...And, O ! may Heav'n their simple live* prevent From luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent, A virtuous populace may...rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much-lov'd ukl" 3. Laws are to have their scope upon any on« found in the land where they are enacted,... | |
 | Sir Philip Sidney - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1807
...luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent, A virtuous fofuface may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much-lor'd ulel" 3. Laws are to have their scope upon any on« found in the land where they are enacted,... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - Bookbinding - 1808
...And, O ! may Heaven their simple lives prevent From Luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent, A virtuous populace may...rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much-lov'd Isle. O Thou ! who pour'd the patriotic tide That stream'd through Wallace's undaunted heart;... | |
 | British poets - 1809
...And, O ! may Heaven their simple lives prevent From Luxury's contagion, weak and vile 1 Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent, A virtuous populace may...rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much-lov'd Isle. O Thou ! who pour'd the patriotic tide That stream'd through Wallace's undannted heart... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811
...And, O ! may Heav'n, their simple lives prevent From luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent, A virtuous populace may...rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much-lov'd Isle. XXI. O Thou ! who pour'd the patriotic tide That stream'd thro' Wallace's undaunted... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 648 pages
...And, Oh I may Heav'n their simple lives prevent From Luxury's contagion, weak and vilel Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent, A virtuous populace may...rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much-lov'd Isle! O Thou ! who pour'd'the patriotic tide That stream'd through Wallace's undaunted heart... | |
 | Missions - 1843
..."luxury's contagion, weak and vile," — with the exultation — " Then, howc'er crowns and coronett be rent, A virtuous populace may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much loved isle." Those who wear crowns and coronets should know that their best security, their only... | |
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