 | William Cowper - 1837 - 534 σελίδες
...may earn indeed, And for a tune ensure, to his lov'd land The sweets of liberty and equal laws ; But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize, And win it...divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies. Yet few remember them. They liv'd unknown, Till Persecution dragg'd them into fame, And chas'd them... | |
 | 1837 - 578 σελίδες
...earn indeed, And for a time ensure, to his beloved land, The sweets of liberty and equal laws. But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize, And win it...divinely free ; To soar, and to anticipate the skies. Yet few remember them. They lived unknown, Till persecution dragged them into fame, And chased them... | |
 | 1838 - 730 σελίδες
...earn indeed And may ensure to his beloved land . The sweets of Liberty and equal laws, But Maiiyrt struggle for a brighter prize, And win it with more...to be divinely free, To soar and to anticipate the skia ; Yet few remember them. They lived nnknown 'Till Persecution dngg'd them into fame, And chas'd... | |
 | 1838 - 492 σελίδες
...may earn, indeed, And for a time insure, to his loved land The sweets of liberty, and equal laws. But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize, And win it...confirmation of the noblest claim, Our claim to feed upon eternal truth, To walk with God, to he divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies. Yet few... | |
 | 1838 - 504 σελίδες
...life, and happy death," whose blood was shod In confirmation of tho noblest claim. Their claim to food upon Immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the sldos. Christianity was not established by law until the fourth century, and yet our critic (who talks... | |
 | 1838 - 734 σελίδες
...may earn indeed And may ensure to his beloved land The sweets of Liberty and equal laws, Bat Martyri struggle for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood i - shed In confirmation of the noblest claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with... | |
 | Thomas Lockerby - 1839 - 566 σελίδες
...may earn indeed, And for a time insure to his lov'd land The sweets of liberty and equal laws ; But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize, And win it...divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies ! Yet few remember them. They lived unknown, Till persecution dragged them into fame, And chas'd them... | |
 | 1839 - 678 σελίδες
...some other care of him, this excellent person sunk under the burden, and died there also." He died, " In confirmation of the noblest claim, Our claim to...walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar and to antieipate the skies : Yet few remember him." COWPER. Those who wish for a more extended account of... | |
 | William Cowper - 1839 - 554 σελίδες
...may earn indeed, And for a tune insure to his loved laud The sweets of liberty and equal laws ; But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is shed I n confirmation of the noblest claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to... | |
 | Protestant association - 1840 - 302 σελίδες
...indeed, And for a time insure, to his loved land The sweets of liberty and equal laws ; But martvrs struggle for a brighter prize, And win it with more...divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies. Jet few remember them. They lived unknown, Till Persecution dragg'd them into fame. And chased them... | |
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Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies. 
