 To my true king I offered free from stain Courage and faith; vain faith, and courage vain. For him, I threw lands, honours, wealth, away, And one dear hope, that was more prized than they. For him I languished in a foreign clime...  The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord Macaulay - Page 429by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 440 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1860 - 374 pages
...shark, As we fly by the last Buccaneer. " To-night there shall be heard on the rocks of Cape de Verde A loud crash, and a louder roar ; And to-morrow shall...than they. For him I languished in a foreign clime, Grey -haired with sorrow in my manhood's prime ; Heard on Lavernia ScargilFs whispering trees, And... | |
 | Margaret Maria Gordon - Physicists - 1870 - 502 pages
...compare : — EPITAPH ON AN ENGLISH JACOBITE. BY LORD MACACTLAY. " To my true king I offered without stain Courage and faith, — vain faith and courage vain ; For him I gave land, honours, wealth away, And one sweet hope that was more prized than they ; For him I languished... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1871 - 760 pages
...Buccaneer. EPITAPH ON A JACOBITE. (1845.) To my true king I offered free from stain Courage and faith; Tain faith, and courage vain. For him, I threw lands, honours,...And one dear hope, that was more prized than they. Tor him I languished in a foreign clime, Grey-haired with sorrow in my manhood's prime ; Heard on Lavernia... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1877 - 498 pages
...whom all glories are; And glory to our Sovereign Lord, King Henry of Navarre. EPITAPH ON A JACOBITE. To my true king I offered free from stain Courage...vain faith, and courage vain. For him I threw lands, honors, wealth, away, And one dear hope, that was more prized than they. For him I languished in a... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English poetry - 1878 - 240 pages
...shark, As we fly by the last Buccaneer. " To-night there shall be heard on the rocks of Cape de Verde, A loud crash, and a louder roar ; And to-morrow shall...vain faith, and courage vain. For him, I threw lands, honors, wealth, away. And one dear hope, that was more prized than they. For him I languished in a... | |
 | Great Britain - 1878 - 860 pages
...representative of the spirit of " Waverley" and "The Bride of Lammermoor." " For my true king I offered without stain Courage and faith — vain faith and courage vain; For him I gave lands, honours, wealth away, And one sweet hope that was more prized than they ; For him I languished... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Criminal law - 1880 - 684 pages
...now flies fast, Through the sea of the balmy Trades. From Saint Jago's wealthy port, from Havana's royal fort, The seaman goes forth without fear; For...vain faith, and courage vain. For him I threw lands, honors, wealth, away, And one dear hope, that was more prized than they. For him I languished in a... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1880 - 846 pages
...fort, The seaman goes forth without fear ; For since that stormy night not a mortal hath had eight Of the flag of the last Buccaneer. EPITAPH ON A JACOBITE....vain faith, and courage vain. For him, I threw lands, honors, wealth, away, And one dear hope, that was more prized than they. For him I languished in a... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 682 pages
...For since that stormy night not a mortal hath had sight Of the flag of the last Buccaneer. IV.— 42 EPITAPH ON A JACOBITE. (1845.) To my true king I offered,...vain faith, and courage vain. For him I threw lands, honors, wealth, away, And one dear hope, that was more prized than they. For him I languished in a... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 pages
...bright to me, My own — my own fireside ! THOMAS B. MACAULAY. 1800 — 1859. EPITAPH ON A JACOBITE. To MY true king I offered, free from stain, Courage...faith ; vain faith and courage vain ! For him I threw iands, honours, wealth away, And one dear hope that was more prized than they. MACAULAY—HUNT—EB... | |
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