| William McCarty - 1842 - 482 pages
...Freeman stand, or freeman fa' ? — Let him follow me. By impressment's woes and pains, By our seamen's servile chains, We will drain our dearest veins, But...Tyrants fall in every foe : Liberty's in every blow ; Let's be free or die. See in yonder distant skies, Where the great, the good, the wise, Those who... | |
| John Wilson - 1842 - 384 pages
...king and law Freedom's sword will strongly draw 1 Freeman stand, or freeman fa' 1— Let him on wi' me ! " By oppression's woes and pains, By your sons...in servile chains, We will drain our dearest veins, Bat they shall be free ! " Lay the proud usurper low! Tyrants fall in every foe; Liberty's in every... | |
| Peter Freeland Aiken - Constitutional law - 1842 - 212 pages
...to drive back the tyrant's legions from the British strand. By oppression's woes and pains, By our sons in servile chains, We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall be free. Then a great nation's mighty heart throbbed with that generous emotion,—the love of liberty,—dearer... | |
| John Wilson - 1842 - 380 pages
...king and law Freedom's sword will strongly draw ? Freeman stand, or freeman fa'? — Let him on wi' me ! " By oppression's woes and pains, By your sons in servile chains, VVe will drain our dearest veins, But they shall be free ! " Lay the proud usurper low ! Tyrants fall... | |
| English literature - 1843 - 592 pages
...themselves for use. What could be more rousing than the closing line of the famous stanza of Burns— " Lay the proud usurpers low, Tyrants fall in every foe, Liberty's in every blow, FORWARD! LET us DO OB DIE!" If smooth and easy sounds were the only essentials of a fine language,... | |
| William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 428 pages
...victory ! Now 's the day and now 's the hour; See the front of battle lower, See approach proud Edward s power, Chains and slavery ! Who would be a traitor...every blow, — " Let us do — or die." Softness or faintness of utterance : 3. The heavens are all blue ; and the billow's bright verge Is frothily laved... | |
| Quaver - Songs - 1844 - 552 pages
...king and law, Freedom's sword will strongly draw ; Freeman stand, or freeman fa1 Caledonian ! on wi1 me ! By Oppression's woes and pains ! By your sons...We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall be, shall be free ! Lay, the proud usurpers low ! Tyrants fall in every foe ! Liberty's in every blow !... | |
| Robert Burns, James Currie - 1844 - 706 pages
...king and law Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Free-man stand, or free-man fa* 1 Caledonian ! on wi' me ! By oppression's woes and pains By your sons in...We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall be — shall be free ' Lay the proud usurpers low Tyrants fall in every foe ! Liberty's in every blow... | |
| Printers - 1844 - 328 pages
...strongly draw— Freeman stand, or freeman fa', Caledonia 1 on wi' DM ! By Oppression's woes and pains I By your sons in servile chains ! We will drain our dearest veins, But the; shall be, shall be free ! Lay the proud usurper low ; Tyrants fall in every foe ! Liberty's in... | |
| William Russell - Elocution - 1845 - 410 pages
...Scots, who have with Wallace bled, Scots, whom Bruce has often led, Welcome to your gory bed Now 's the day and now's the hour; See the front of battle...every blow, — " Let us do — or die." Softness or faintness of utterance : The heavens are all blue; and the billow's bright verge Is frothily laved... | |
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