 | Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1819 - 644 pages
...flower Of fleeting life its lustre uml perfume; '' , And we arc weeds without it. All constraint c¡.. Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil ; hurts the faculties, impedes Their progrett in the road of Science ; blinds The eye-sight of discovery ; and hrgttt Jn them that suffer... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1820 - 644 pages
...liberly alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it. All constraint Except what wisdom lays on evil men,...blinds The eye-sight of discovery ; and begets In them that suffer it a sordid mind Bestial, a meagre intellect, unfit To be the tenant of man's noble... | |
 | William Cowper - 1869 - 306 pages
...alone, that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men,...progress in the road of science ; blinds The eyesight a( Discovery ; and begets, 11 In those that s ifflr it, a sordid mind, Bestial, a meager intellect,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 278 pages
...alone, that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life it's lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men,...progress in the road of science ; blinds The eyesight of Discov'ry ; and begets, In those that suffer it, a sordid mind, Bestial, a meagre intellect, unfit... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1821 - 246 pages
...it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays, on evil men, Is evil : butts the faculties, impedes N 3 Their progress in the road of science; blinds The eyesight of Discovery; and begets, In those that sufier it, a sordid mind, Bestial, a meagre intellect, unfit To be the tenant of man's noble form.... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 pages
...alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men,...; blinds The eyesight of Discovery; and begets In tl-ose that suffer it a sordid mind Bestial, a meagre intellect, unfit To be the tenant of man's noble... | |
 | William Cowper - 1822 - 258 pages
...liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men,...science; blinds The eyesight of Discovery ; and begets TH those that suffer it a sordid mind Bestial, a meagre intellect, unfit To be the tenant of man's... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1824 - 470 pages
...alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men,...eyesight of Discovery ; and begets, In those that suffer it, a sordid mind, Bestial, a meager intellect, unfit To be the tenant of a man's noble form.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 450 pages
...alone that gives the flow'r Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men,...eyesight of Discovery ; and begets, In those that suffer it, a sordid mind, Bestial, a meager intellect, unfit To be the tenant of a man's noble form.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 446 pages
...and perfume ; \ ml we aro weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, fs evil : hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress...eyesight of Discovery ; and begets, In those that suffer it a sordid mind, Bestial, a meagre intellect, unfit To be the tenant of man's noble form. Thee... | |
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Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil : hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The... 
