 The shuddering tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own : Extols the treasures of his stormy seas, And his long nights of revelry and ease ; The naked negro, panting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine ;...  Poetical Works - Page 15de Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 72 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Eton miscellany - 1827 - 532 pages
...tents of his fathers, might he inhabit the halls of the Escurial ? So true are the words of the poet : Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His first, best country, ever is at home. THE BATTLE OF THE BOYNE. Calm flow'd the stream, nor seem'd to hear, Or sign, or murmur, boding fear,... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...revelry and ease; The naked negro, panting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks...compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Though patriots flatter, still shall wisdom find An equal portion dealt to all mankind: As different... | |
 | William Morgan Kinsey - 1828 - 648 pages
...it be crowned with success ! EX VOTOS, AS SEEN SUSPENDED IN THE CHURCHES OF PORTUGAL. LETTER VIII. Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His...compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Though patriots flatter, still shall wisdom find An equal portion dealt to all mankind : As different... | |
 | William Morgan Kinsey - 1828 - 630 pages
...it be crowned with success ! EX VOTOS, AS SEEN SUSPENDED IN THE CHURCHES OF PORTUGAL. LETTER VIII. Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His first, best country, ever is at home. Ami yet, perhaps, if countries we compare. And estimate the blessings which they share, Though patriots... | |
 | William Morgan Kinsey - 1829 - 704 pages
...it be crowned with success ! EX VOTOS, AS SEEN SUSPENDED TN THE CHURCHES OF PORTUGAL. LETTER VIII. Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His...compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Though patriots flatter, still shall wisdom find An equal portion dealt to all mankind : As different... | |
 | Burton W. Carr - 1829 - 316 pages
...savage, panting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine, Basks iu the glare, or steins the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave, . Nor less the patriot's boast where'er we roam, Our first, best country, ever is at home. And yet,... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...revelry and ease ; The naked negro, panting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks...compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Though patriots flatter, still shall wisdom find An equal portion dealt to all mankind : As different... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks hia gods for all the good they gave. Such is the patriot's...compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Though patriots flatter, still shall wisdom find An equal portion dealt to all mankind : As different... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...his long nicht» ot tevAry %тАекк\ The imktxi negro, ратшс. Boaste of hi? golden елий + тми, His first, best country, ever is at home. And yet. perhaps, if countries \ve compare, And estimate... | |
 | Sir Robert Wilmot Horton - 1830 - 100 pages
...simple kind.* " The naked Negro, panting at the Line, " Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine, " Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, • " And thanks his gods for all the good they gave." Without dwelling further on these points, let me ask you, whether your own judgment does not at once,... | |
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