 Britons cross'd the Indian wave ? Ah, no ! — to more than Rome's ambition true, The Nurse of Freedom gave it not to you ! She the bold route of Europe's guilt began, And, in the march of nations, led the van...  The Pleasures of Hope: With Other Poems - Page 42by Thomas Campbell - 1800 - 136 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 578 pages
...freeborn Britons crossed the Indian wave ? Ah, no ! — to more than Rome's ambition true, The Nurse of Freedom gave it not to you ! She the bold route...guilt began, And in the march of nations led the van ! Rich in the gems of India's gaudy zone, And plunder piled from kingdoms not their own, Degenerate... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1904 - 316 pages
...Britons cross'd the Indian wave ? Ah, no ! — to more than Rome's ambition true, The Nurse of P'reedom gave it not to you ! She the bold route of Europe's...Rich in the gems of India's gaudy zone, And plunder piled from kingdoms not their own, Degenerate trade ! thy minions could despise The heart -born anguish... | |
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