 Twill never be too late To sue for chains and own a conqueror. Why should Rome fall a moment ere her time? No, let us draw her term of freedom out In its full length, and spin it to the last, So shall we gain still one day's liberty; And let me perish,...  The Craftsman - Page 290by Caleb D'Anvers - 1731Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Addison - 1713 - 222 lehte
...yield. Twill never be too late To fuc for Chains, and own a Conqueror. Why fhould Rome fall a Moment ere her time ? No, let us draw her Term of Freedom out In its full Length, and fpin it to the lali , So (hall we gain ftill one Day's Liberty ; And let me perifh, but, in Cato's Judgment, A Day,... | |
 | 1731 - 440 lehte
...avert fitch a terrible Evil for » Time; but ro avert it, as far as they arc able, from all fuccceding Generations. Why fhould Rome fall a Moment e'er her...draw her Term of Freedom out In its full Length, and Ipin it to the laft. So (hall we gain ftill one Day's Liberty i And let me perifh, but, in Giro's Judgment,... | |
 | 1757 - 518 lehte
...his integrity from all imputations of either want of courage, honefty, or wifdom? Let us, fays be, draw her term of freedom out In its full length, and fpin it to the laft, So mall we gain flill one day's liberty: And let me perifh; but in Cato's judgment A day, an hour of virtuous... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1777 - 354 lehte
...her time ? No, let us draw her term of freedom out In its full length, and fpin it to the laft, So So fhall we gain ftill one day's liberty ; And let me perifh, but, in Gate's judgment, A day, an hour of virtuous liberty, Is worth a whole eternity in bondage. Enter MARCUS.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 368 lehte
...yield. 'Twill never be too late To fue for chains, and own a conqueror. Why mould Rome fall a moment ere her time ? No, let us draw her term of freedom out...length, and fpin it to the laft. So fhall we gain ttill one day's liberty ; And let me pefifh, but in Cato's judgment, A day, an hour of virtuous liberty,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 366 lehte
...yield. 'Twill never be too late To fue for chains, and own a conqueror. Why mould Rome fall a moment ere her time ? No, let us draw her term of freedom out In its full length, and fpin it to the laft. So mall we gain ftill one day's liherty^ And let me perifh, but in Cato's judgment, A day, an hour of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 942 lehte
...yield. 'Twill never be too late To fue forthains, and own a conqueror. Why mould Rome fall a moment ere her time ? No, let us draw her term of freedom out In its full length, and fpin it to the lafh So ftall we gain ftill one day's liberty ; And let me peiifh, but in Cato's judgment, A day, an... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 364 lehte
...never be too late To fue for chains, and own a conqueror. Why mould Rome fall a moment ere her tune' No, let us draw her term of freedom out In its full...length, and fpin it to the laft. So fhall we gain (till one day's liberty ; And let me perifh, but in Cato's judgment, A day, an hour of virtuous liberty,... | |
 | John Bell - 1791 - 292 lehte
...'Twill never be too late To sue for chains, and own a conqueror. Why should Rome fall a moment ere her time; No, let us draw her term of freedom out In its full length, and spin it to the last, So shall we gain still one day's liberty : And let me perish, but in Cato's judgment,... | |
 | 1795 - 846 lehte
...never be too late To fue for chains, and own a conqueror. Why (hould Rome fall a moment ere her tim^ No, let us draw her term of freedom out In its full length, and fpin it to the laft. So (ball we gain dill one Jay's liberty; And let me perilh, but in Cato's judgment, A day, an hour of... | |
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