 Patriots have toiled, and in their country's cause Bled nobly ; and their deeds, as they deserve, Receive proud recompense. We give in charge Their names to the sweet lyre. The historic muse, Proud of the treasure, marches with it down To latest times...  Poems of William Cowper, Esq - Page 271by William Cowper - 1824 - 427 pagesFull view - About this book
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...deserve, Receive proud recompence. We give in charge Their names to the sweet lyre. The historic muse, Proud' of the treasure, marches with it down To latest...and Sculpture, in her turn, Gives bond in stone and ever- during brass To guard them, and immortalize her trust. So may it soon be here — with us —... | |
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...down To latest times ; and Sculpture in her turn, Gives hond in stone, and ever-during hrass To guird them, and t' immortalize her trust : But fairer wreaths...To those who, posted at the shrine of Truth, Have fallen in her defence. A patriot's hlood, Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed, And for a time... | |
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...it down To latest times ; and Sculpture, in her turn, Gives bond in stone and ever-during brass 710 To guard them, and t' immortalize her trust : But...blood, Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed, 7J5 And, for a time, ensure to his lov'd land The sweets of liberty and equal laws ; But martyrs struggle... | |
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...deserve, Receive proud recompense. We give in charge Their names to the sweet lyre. The historic mu?e, Proud of the treasure, marches with it down To latest...in stone and ever-during brass To guard them, and to immortalize her trust : But fairer wreaths are due, though never paid, To those who, posted at the... | |
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...deserve, Receive proud recompence. We give in charge Thtir names to the sweet lyre. The Historic Muse, Proud of the treasure, marches with it down To latest...in stone, and ever-during brass, To guard them and immortalize her trust. But fairer wreaths are due, though never paid, To those who, posted at the shrine... | |
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