 And win it with more pain. 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.  Poems - Page 151by William Cowper - 1802Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 346 lehte
...brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their bbod is flicd In confirmation of the nobleft claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, ' . To walk with God> to be divinely free, To foar, and to anticipate the fkies. Yet few remember them. They liv'd unknown Till perfecution dragg'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 230 lehte
...brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is fhed In confirmation of the nobleft claim, ' Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To foar, aad to anticipate the flues. Yet few remember them. They liv'd unknown, Till Till perfecution... | |
 | William Cowper - 1790 - 300 lehte
...brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is fhed In confirmation of the nobleft claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To foar, and to anticipate the fkies. Yet few remember them. They liv'd unknown Till perfecution dragg'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 384 lehte
...prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is fhed In confirmation of the nobleft claifh — Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To foar, and to anticipate the fkies ! Yet few remember them. They liv'd unknown Till perfecution dragg'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 394 lehte
...They liv'd unknown Till perfecution dragg'd them into fame, And chas'd them up to heav'n. Their ames flew —No marble tells us whither. With their names No bard embalms and fanctifies his fong : And hiftory, fo warm on meaner themes, Is cold on this. She execrates indeed... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 lehte
...brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is Aed In confirmation of the nobleft claim — Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely frec. To lbar, and to anticipate the ikies ! I t, Vet few remember them. They liv'd unknown Till perfecution... | |
 | 1802 - 302 lehte
...prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim — 720 Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God,...liv'd unknown Till persecution dragg'd them into fame, 725 And chas'd them up to heaven. Their ashes flew — No marble tells us whither. With their name*... | |
 | 1851 - 592 lehte
...Friday, the 6th of October, 1536, to be put to death, " In confirmation of the noblest claim, — Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God,...divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies." Before leaving the castle, he delivered a letter to the keeper, addressed either to Mr. or Mrs. Poyntz,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 lehte
...brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is fhed In confirmation of the nobleft claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To foar, and to anticipate the fkies. I 2 Yet few remember them. They lived unknown Till perfecution dragged... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 386 lehte
...brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is fhed In confirmation of the nobleft claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To foar, and to anticipate the fkies. Yet few remember them. They lived unknown Till perfecution dragged... | |
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