BREATHES there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land ? Whose heart hath ne'er within him burned, As home his footsteps he hath turned From wandering on a foreign strand ? If such there breathe, go,... The Library of Poetry and Song - Page 563edited by - 1925 - 1100 pagesFull view - About this book
| British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...COUNTRY. Walter droll. BREATHES there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land ! Whose heart hath ne'er within...Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentered all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, sjiall go down To the... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 272 pages
...the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land ! \Vhose heart hath ne'er within him burned, As home his footsteps...Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentered all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the... | |
| 1821 - 542 pages
...! If such there breathe, go, mark him well ; For him no Minstrel raptures swell ; High though liis titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish...down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonoured, and unsung. if. ART. XXI — Italy. By Lady Morgan. 2 Vols. 4to. London, 1821. Lady Morgan,... | |
| 1822 - 418 pages
...foreign strand ? If such there breathe, go mark him well ; For him no minstrel raptures swell ; High tho' his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as...To the vile .dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonour'd, and unsung. O Caledonia ! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child ! Land of brown... | |
| Charles Bucke - 1823 - 444 pages
...own, my native land! Whose heart has ne'er within him burn'd, As home his footsteps he has turn'd, From wandering on a foreign strand ! If such there...Despite those titles, power and pelf, The wretch, concentered all in self — Living — shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down... | |
| Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pages
...mark him well; For him uo minstrrl raptures swell; High though his titles, proud his name, Bouudless his wealth as wish can claim; Despite those titles,...dying, shall go down To the vile dust, from whence lie sprung. Unwept, unhonour'd, and unsung. II. 0 (Caledonia! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic... | |
| 1828 - 814 pages
...LATEST MINSTREL sung. Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land ! Whose heart hath ne'er within...Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentered all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the... | |
| Daniel Weir - 1829 - 162 pages
...own, my native land! Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd, As home his footsteps he hath turn'd, From wandering on a foreign strand ! If such there...down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonour'd, and unsung." NOTES. NOTE 1, page 2, line G. THE derivation of tbc name GUI-KNOCK is from... | |
| Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 pages
...own, my native land ! Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd As home his footsteps he hath lurn'd, From wandering on a foreign strand? If such there...down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonour'd, and unsung. II. O Caledonia! stern and wild. Meet nurse for a poetic child! Land of brown... | |
| 1853 - 1142 pages
...swell. High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim, Despite his titles, power and pelf, The wretch concentred all...whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonored, and unsung." — Scott. Had there been no home for Washington to love, and in which was laid the foundation of his... | |
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