 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 British drama - Page 346by British drama - 1804Full view - About this book
 | 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,... | |
 | John Bell - 1791 - 292 lehte
...Force us to yield. '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...bondage. Enter MARCUS. Marc. Fathers, this moment, as I watch'd the gate, Lodg'd on my post, a herald is arriv'd From Caesar's camp, and with him comes old... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 724 lehte
...give myfelfe the pleafnre of fetting down fome imitations I obferved in the Cato of Addifon. Addifan. A day, an hour of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage. AH 2. Sc. i. Tally. Quod fi immortalitas confequeretur przfentis pcriculi fugam, tamen eo magis ea... | |
 | 1795 - 396 lehte
...fcorn of your neighbours, and degenerate into vile flaves ; for you fhould always remember, that " A day, an hour of virtuous LIBERTY " Is worth a whole eternity in BONDAGE j" and that he who thinks not fo, is not CfrirtHDne v« . OF A TPTiPTTTTD IT O17 TH-Tir JrlVk I UK... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 lehte
...Force us to yield. 'Twill never be too late To fue for chains, and own a conqueror. Why ihould 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 lafi, So mall we gain ftill one day's liberty : And let me pcriih, but in Cato's judgment,... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1821 - 678 lehte
...give myself the pleasure of setting down some imitations I observed in the Cato of Addison. Addison. A day, an hour of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage. Act 2, scene 1. Tully. Quod si immortalitas consequeretur presentis periculi fugam, tamen es majus... | |
 | 1797 - 462 lehte
...Force us to yield. 'TwiH 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...bondage. Enter MARCUS. Marc. Fathers, this moment, as I watch'd the gate, Lodg'd on my post, a herald is arriv'd From Caesar's camp, and with him comes old... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 462 lehte
...ere her time; No, let us draw her terra of frr edom out In its full length, and spin it to the list, So shall we gain still one day's liberty : And let...bondage. Enter MARCUS. Marc. Fathers, this moment, as I watch'd the gate, Lodg'd on my post, a herald is arriv'd From Cssar's camp, and with him comes old... | |
 | Nicholas Rowe - 1797 - 452 lehte
...Force us to yield. '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 .vis и soi wàh Cato. —bid him enter.. ..""> Marcus. .caAer prospers tañí ££• fot toCœsar.... | |
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