 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 272 pages
...whole tribe, They had by this possess'd the towers of Gath, And lorded over them whom they now serve. But what more oft, in nations grown corrupt . And by their vices brought to servitude, Than to love bondage more than liberty, Bondage with ease than strenuous liberty ; And to... | |
 | Arminianism - 1876 - 1204 pages
...for freedom, they might have come to lord it over the Philistines, and then he proceeds : — " Bnt what more oft in nations grown corrupt, And by their vices brought to servitude, Than to love bondage more than libertyBondage with ease than strenuous liberty ; And to... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 468 pages
...Latin. word as to cast, to consider, de253. Safe to the rock of Etham vise means, &c. See Par. Lost, 252 But what more oft in nations grown corrupt, And by their vices brought to servitude, Than to love bondage more than liberty, Bondage with ease than strenuous liberty ; And to... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 pages
...whole tribe, They had by this possess'd the towers of Gath, And lorded over them whom they now serve : But what more oft, in nations grown corrupt, And by their vices brought to servitnde, Than to love bondage more than liberty ; Bondage, with ease, than strennous liberty ; And... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...tribe, 265 They had by this pouess'd the towers of Gath, And lorded over them whom now they serve : But what more oft in nations grown corrupt And by their vices brought to servitude, Than to love bondage more than liberty, 270 Bond, ge with ease than strenuous liberty ;... | |
 | John Milton - 1832 - 354 pages
...tribe, 2fo They had by this possess'd the towers of Gath, And lorded over them whom now they serve : But what more oft in nations grown corrupt, And by their vices brought to servitude, Than to love bondage more than liberty, 270 Bondage with ease than strenuous liberty ; And... | |
 | 1836 - 428 pages
...tribe, 265 361 They had by this possess'd the towers of Gath, And lorded over them whom they now serve : But what more oft in nations grown corrupt, And by their vices brought to servitude, Than to love bondage more than liberty ; 270 Bondage with ease than strenuous liberty :... | |
 | John Milton - 1839 - 496 pages
...tribe, 205 They had by this possess'd the towers of Gath, And lorded over them whom now they serve : But what more oft in nations grown corrupt, And by their vices brought to servitude, Than to love bondage more than liberty, 2/0 Bondage with ease than strenuous liberty ; And... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...whole tribe. They had by this possess'd the lowers of Gain, And lorded over them whom they now serve : read Q servitude, Than to love bondage more than liberty, Bondage with ease than strenuous liberty ; And to... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 364 pages
...whole tribe, They had by this possess'd the towers of Gath, And lorded over them whom they now serve. But what more oft, in nations grown corrupt, And by their vices brought to servitude, Than to love bondage more than liberty, Bondage with ease than strenuous liberty ; And to... | |
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But what more oft in nations grown corrupt, And by their vices brought to servitude, Than to love bondage more than liberty, Bondage with ease than strenuous liberty; And to despise, or envy, or suspect Whom GOD hath of His special favour raised As their... 
