 He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, And all are slaves beside. There's not a chain That hellish foes confederate for his harm Can wind around him, but he casts it off With as much ease as Samson his green withes.  Poems - Page 151by William Cowper - 1821Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 620 pages
...And history, so warm on meaner themes, Is cold on this. She execrates indeed The tyranny that doom'd them to the fire, But gives the glorious sufferers...freeman whom the truth makes free, And all are slaves beside. There 's not a chain That hellish foes, confederate for his harm, Can wind around him, but... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1836 - 206 pages
...this. She execrates indeed The tyranny that doom'd them to the fire, But gives the glorious suff'rers little praise.* He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, And all are slaves hesiJe. There's not a chain That hellish foes, confed'rate for his harm, Can wind around him, but he... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 416 pages
...indeed 730 The tyranny that doom'd them to the fire, But gives the glorious sufferers little praise24. He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, And all are slaves beside. There's not a chain That hellish foes confederate for his harm 735 Can wind around him, but... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 406 pages
...tyranny that doom'd them to the fire. But gives the glorious sufferers little praise.* * See Hume, He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, And all are slaves beside. There's not a chain That hellish foes, confederate for his harm, Can wind around him, but he... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 404 pages
...indeed 730 The tyranny that doom'd them to the fire, But gives the glorious sufferers little praise 24. He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, And all are slaves beside. There's not a chain That hellish foes confederate for his harm 735 Can wind around him, but... | |
 | William Cowper - 1837 - 534 pages
...this. She execrates indeed The tyranny, that doom'd them to the fire, But gives the glorious sufTrers little praise.* He is the freeman, whom the truth...slaves besides. There's not a chain, That hellish foes, confed'rate for his harm, Can wind around him, but he casts it off, With as much ease as Sampson his... | |
 | Samuel Worcester - 1837 - 264 pages
...chance ; From gayety that fills the bones with pain, The mouth with blasphemy, the heart with wo. 15. He is the freeman whom the truth makes free. And all are slaves besides. There ra not a chain, That hellish foes confederate for his harm, Can wind around him, but he casts... | |
 | 1838 - 492 pages
...whither. With their names No bard embalms and sanctifies his song : And history, so warm on meaner themes, Is cold on this. She execrates, indeed, The tyranny...that doomed them to the fire, But gives the glorious suflerers little praise. COWPER. Peace could not be obtained for England by such proceedings. In the... | |
 | Fashion - 468 pages
...philosopher, that the sweet bard of Olney ventures to complain " That history, so warm on meaner themes, Ii cold on this. She execrates Indeed The tyranny that doomed them to the flre, But gives the glorious sufferers little praise." We return from this digression to the consideration... | |
 | Jeremiah Day - Free will and determinism - 1838 - 212 pages
...freedom, is an exemption from the controlling influence and bondage of evil propensities and passions. " He is the freeman, whom the truth makes free; And all are slaves beside." This may be called, for distinction's sake, moral freedom. It is far from implying, that the... | |
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