 But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize. 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.  The Poetical Works of William Cowper - Page 192by William Cowper - 1881 - 516 lehteFull view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 lehte
...patriot's blood, Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed, And for a time ensure, to his lov'd land The sweets of liberty and equal laws; But martyrs struggle...anticipate the skies ! Yet few remember them. They liv'd unknown Till persecution dragg'd them into fame, And chas'd them up to heav'n. Their ashes flew... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 lehte
...patriot's blood, Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed, And for a time ensure, to his lov'd land The sweets of liberty and equal laws ; But martyrs struggle...blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim — Oar claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate... | |
 | 1802 - 302 lehte
...blood, Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed, 715 And for a time ensure, to his lav'd land The sweets of liberty and equal laws ; But martyrs struggle...blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim — 720 Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and... | |
 | 1851 - 592 lehte
...persecuted abroad, William Tyndale was led forth on Friday, the 6th of October, 1536, to be put to death, " In confirmation of the noblest claim, — Our claim...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 - 1803 - 318 lehte
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 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 lehte
...patriot's blood Well spent in such a strife may earn indeed, And for a time ensure, to his loved land The sweets of liberty and equal laws ; But martyrs struggle...with more pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation to the noblest claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To -walk with God, to be divinely free,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 456 lehte
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 | William Cowper - 1810 - 212 lehte
...patriot's blood, Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed, And for a time ensure, to his lov'd land The sweets of liberty and equal laws ; But martyrs struggle...anticipate the skies ! Yet few remember them. They liv'd unknown Till persecution dragg'd them into fame, And chas'd them up to heav'n. Their ashes flew...... | |
 | 1810 - 548 lehte
...Patriot's blood Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed; And for a time ensure, to his lov'd land The sweets of liberty and equal laws. But Martyrs struggle...divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies. COWPER. BISHOP HOOPER. JOHN HOOPER student and graduate in the University of Oxford, after the study... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 494 lehte
...blood, . Well spent in such a strife, may earn indeed, And for a time ensure, to his lov'd land The sweets of liberty, and equal laws ; But martyrs struggle...blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim, 720 Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate... | |
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