 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 154by William Cowper - 1787Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...-with; more pflin* Their blood is flitd Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God,'**) be divinely free, To foar, and to anticipate the fkies. Yet few remember ^herru They lived unknown Till perfecutjon dragg'd them into fame And chafed them up to h#ayen. Their... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 230 pages
...equal laws; But martyrs ftruggle for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is fhed In confirmation of the nobleft claim, ' Our claim...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 dragg'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 384 pages
...brighter 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...perfecution dragg'd them into fame, And chas'd them up to heav'n. Their afhes flew — No marble tells us whither. With their names No bard embalms and fan&ifies... | |
 | William Cowper - 1795 - 410 pages
...laws; But martyrs ftruggle for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is fhed Jn confirmation of the nobleft claim— Our claim to...'. Yet few remember them. They liv'd unknown Till perfection "dragg'd them into fame, And chas'd them up to heav'n. Their afhes flew —No marble tells... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...equal laws ; But martyrs ftruggle for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is Aed In confirmation of the nobleft claim — Our claim...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... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...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 ! Yet few remember them. They liv'd unknown Till persecution dragg'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 pages
...equal laws ; But martyrs jRruggle for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is fhed In confirmation of the nobleft claim, Our claim to...divinely free, To foar, and to anticipate the fkies. I 2 Yet few remember them. They lived unknown Till perfecution dragged them into fame, And chafed them... | |
 | 1851 - 592 pages
...led forth on 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, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies." Before leaving the castle, he delivered a letter to the keeper,... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...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, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies ! Yet few remember them. They liv'd unknown Till persecution dragg'd... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...prize, And win it with more pain. Their 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 the skies ! Yet few remember them. They liv'd unknown Till persecution dragg'd... | |
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