 | 1816 - 700 pages
...experience of his own fanatical times) aptly describes them, love not liberty, but licence : . "; " They bawl for freedom in their senseless mood, .- '; And still revolt when truth should set them free ; Licence they mean, when they cry liberty." Here then is the distinction which... | |
 | 1816 - 700 pages
...experience of hia own fanatical times) aptly describes them, love not liberty, but licence: " They bawl for freedom in their senseless mood, , And still revolt when truth should set them free; Licence they mean, when they cry liberty," Here then is the distinction which... | |
 | 1847 - 798 pages
...a peculiar kind of Liberals who would gladly ally themselves with such a leader as this. " License they mean, when they cry liberty, For who loves that must first be wise and good." Now their chosen master, Sir Robert, has unfortunately placed himself in such a position, that he cannot... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 398 pages
...ADDRESSED TO THE ELECTORS OF GREAT BRITAIN. [1774.] They bawl for freedom in their senseless mood, Vet still revolt when truth would set them free ; Licence they mean, when they cry good, For who loves that must first be wise and good. MIITOW. To improve the golden moment of opportunity,... | |
 | John Milton - 1819 - 484 pages
...aptly with our Language than with the Latin. In Sonnet XII, MILTON says, of some Adversaries, " That bawl for Freedom in their senseless mood, " And still...For who loves that, must first be wise and good." He was fond of this sentiment, and repeats it again and again through his writings. There is a shining... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 pages
...progeny, . Which after held the sun and moon in fee. But this is got by casting pearl to hogs ; That bawl for freedom in their senseless mood, And still revolt when truth would set them free. License they mean when they cry Liberty ; For who loves that, must first be wise and good : But from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 424 pages
...ADDRESSED TO THE ELECTORS OF GREAT BRITAIN. 1774. They bawl for freedom in their senseless mood, Yet still revolt when truth would set them free ; Licence...liberty, For who loves that must first be wise and good. MILTON. To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 272 pages
...progeny, Which after held the sun and moon in fee. But this is got by casting pearl to hogs ; That bawl for freedom in their senseless mood, And still...Licence they mean when they cry Liberty ; For who loves this, must first be wise and good ; But from that mark how far they rove we see, For all this waste... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1822 - 536 pages
...reference to truth or justice : the choice of their matter is made by the test of what will sell most. « Licence they mean, when they cry, «Liberty!» For -who loves that, must first, be -wise and good!» (i) Reßned taste is the result not merely of native sensibility; but of the most cultivated and most... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1822 - 580 pages
...a noble patriot, well knew the nature of true liberty, and how little it is understood by those Who bawl for freedom in their senseless mood, And still revolt when truth would set them free : License they mean when they cry Liberty. Such visionaries did not escape— and what did escape ?... | |
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Licence they mean when they cry Liberty; For who loves that must first be wise and good ; But from that mark how far they rove we see, For all this waste of wealth and loss of blood. 
