| John Bell - 1789 - 416 pages
...wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his Gods for all the good they gave. Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His first, best country ever is, at home. And yet, perhaps, if countries we compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Tho' patriots... | |
| 502 pages
...Tale of Churchover to the rocky pass of Beal-nam-bo. Goldsmith, in his "Traveller," says: " Such U the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His first,...country ever is at home." His Scotch lot consists of twenty-throe couple from the Donnington, two couple from the Atherstone, and ten and a-half from Lord... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave. Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His first, best country, ever is at home. And yet, perhaps, if countries we compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Though patriots... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave. Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam ; "~ His first, best country, ever is.. ..at home. And. yet, perhaps, if countries we compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Though patriots... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave. Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam. His first, best country, ever is at home. And yet, perhaps, if countries we compare. And estimate the blessings which they share, Though patriots... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...winef Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave. Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam. His first, best country, ever is at home. And yet, perhaps, if countries we compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Tho' patriots... | |
| James Johnson - 1807 - 430 pages
...— d. Sail for England. would be the noblest and richest country in the 1806. world !" January. <c Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam : His first, best country ever is at home. With food, as well the peasant is supplied On Idra's cliff's, as Arno's shelvy side ; And tho' the... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave. Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His first, best country, ever is at home. And yet, perhaps, if countries we compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Tho' patriots... | |
| 1809 - 402 pages
...wine ; Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave. Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam : His first, best country, ever is at home. And yet, perhaps, if countries we compare. And estimate the blessings which they share. Though patriots... | |
| English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave. Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His first, best country, ever is at home. And yet, perhaps, if countries we compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Though patriots... | |
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