 Britannia ! lov'd parental land ! Regard thy welfare with a watchful eye ! Whene'er the weight of Want's afflicting hand Wakes in thy vales the poor's persuasive cry — • When wealth enormous sets the oppressor high, When bribes thy ductile senators...  The miscellaneous poetic works of E. Cummins - Page 36by Edward Cummins - 1808Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1781 - 512 pages
...fled — whither, ah ! who can tell? SONNET. TO BRITANNIA. BY JOHN SCOTT, ESQ., RENOWN'D Britannia! lov'd parental land, Regard thy welfare with a watchful eye: Whene'er the weight of Want's afflifting hand Wakes o'er thy vales the poor's perfuafive cry ; When flaves in office freemen's rights... | |
 | G. Pearch, Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1783 - 346 pages
...itfelf fupremely bleft. VOL. IV. I SONNET. SONNET. TO BRITANNIA. • BY THE SAME. REN O WN'D Britannia ! lov'd parental land, Regard thy welfare with a watchful eye, Whene'er the weight of Want's affli&ing hand Wakes, o'er thy vales the Poor's perfuafiye When Slaves in office Freemen's rights withftand,... | |
 | John Scott - English poetry - 1786 - 384 pages
...decay, By Fame and Virtue twin'd for thee to wear. SONNET V. TO BR ITAIN. 1766. ENOWN'D Britannia ! lov'd Parental Land! Regard thy welfare with a watchful...Whene'er the weight of Want's afflicting hand Wakes in thy vales the Poor's perfuafive cry — * When wealth enormous fets the Oppreflbr high,. When bribes... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 502 pages
...hand bestows, To fill the catalogue of human woes. . SONNET. To Britain — 1766. RENOWN'D Britannia ! lov'd parental land ! Regard thy welfare with a watchful...Whene'er the weight of want's afflicting hand Wakes in thy vales the poor's persuasive cry — When wealth enormous sets the oppressor high, When bribes... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 498 pages
...bestows, To fill ths catalogue of human woes. SONNKT. To Britain — 1766. BENOWN'D Britannia ! lovM parental land ! Regard thy welfare with a watchful eye ! Whene'er the weight of want's affecting hand Wakes in thy vales the poor's persuasive cry — . * J When wealth enormous sets the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...decay, By Fame and Virtue twin'd for thee to wear. SONNET V. TO BRITAIN. 17(i(j. RINOWN'D Britannia ! lov'd parental land ! Regard thy welfare with a watchful...Whene'er the weight of Want's afflicting hand Wakes in thy vales the poor's persuasive cry — When wealth enormous sets the oppressor high, When bribes... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 662 pages
...decay, By Fame and Virtue twin'd for thee to wear. SONNET V. TO BRITAIN. 1766. RENOWN'D Britannia ! lov'd parental land ! Regard thy welfare with a watchful eye ! Whene'er the «eight of Want's afflicting hand Wakes in thy vales the poor's persuasive cryWhen wealth enormous... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 294 pages
...ne'er decay, By Fame and Virtue twined for thee to wear. TO BRITAIN. 1766. RENOWN'D Britannia! loved parental land! Regard thy welfare with a watchful...Whene'er the weight of Want's afflicting hand Wakes in thy vales the poor's persuasive cry — When wealth enormous sets the' oppressor high, When bribes... | |
 | Evelyn Noble Armitage - English poetry - 1896 - 352 pages
...absent thus inclined, Thus fixed on objects left behind ! SONNET TO BRITAIN. Renowned Britannia ! loved parental land ! Regard thy welfare with a watchful...Whene'er the weight of want's afflicting hand Wakes in thy vales the poor's persuasive cry — When wealth enormous sets the oppressor high, When bribes... | |
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