 The shuddering tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own : Extols the treasures of his stormy seas, And his long nights of revelry and ease ; The naked negro, panting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine ;...  Poetical Works - Page 15by Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 72 pagesFull view - About this book
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...revelry and ease : The naked negro, panting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks...compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Though patriots flatter, still shall wisdom find An equal portion dealt to all mankind ; As different... | |
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...revelry and ease ; The naked negro, panting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine ; Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks...compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Though patriots flatter, still shalJ wisdom find An equal portion dealt to all mankind ; As diff 'rent... | |
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...revelry and ease. The naked savage, panting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine ; Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave. Nor less the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His first best country ever is at home. The Traveller.... | |
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...provisions. OR THE ADOPTED SON OF AMERICA* A TALE, CONTAINING SCENES FROM REAL LIFE, BY AN AMERICAN. " Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His first, best country. ever is at home. And yel perhaps, if countries we compare, And estimate Ih; blessings which they share. Though patriots... | |
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...which they felt B for men who were condemned to live in a country where there were no date trees. " Such is the patriot's boast where'er we roam, His first best country is his home." BRITISH CARPENTER. ON the surrender of Lord Cornwallis in the revolutionary war in America,... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...revelry and ease : The naked negro, panting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks...compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Though patriots flatter, still shall wisdom find An equal portion dealt to all mankind : As different... | |
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...pity, which they felt for men who were condemned to lire in a country where there were no date trees. " Such is the patriot's boast where'er we roam, His first best country is at home." BRUTUS. Though it pethaps can scarcely be said of Brutus, that he was " the noblest Roman... | |
 | William Kitchiner - Cab and omnibus service - 1827 - 326 pages
...opinions which are occasionally started in conversation, however different they may be from your own. " Such is the Patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His...compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Though patriots flatter, still shall Wisdom find An equal portion dealt to all mankind ; As different... | |
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...different they may be from your own. TRAVELLING IN " Such is the Patriot's boast, where'er we roamHis first, best Country, ever is at Home ; And yet, perhaps,...compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Though patriots flatter, still shall Wisdom find An equal portion dealt to all mankind ; As different... | |
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