Washington, Or, Liberty Restored: A Poem, in Ten BooksJohn Vance, 1809 - 253 pages |
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... walls ? That Liberty's our death ! Then farewell , hell ! 80 Farewell , our throne ! Annihilation , hail ! " So spake the archfiend : indignant Moloch rose , And with fell fury struggling , and with words Half WASHINGTON , BOOK I.
... walls ? That Liberty's our death ! Then farewell , hell ! 80 Farewell , our throne ! Annihilation , hail ! " So spake the archfiend : indignant Moloch rose , And with fell fury struggling , and with words Half WASHINGTON , BOOK I.
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... death to hell ; I never bid annihilation hail ; I tremble not because seraphick light Hath halted over York - town . If it have , Moloch will meet it there . Give me my arms ; This the first time that Moloch branded stood With sleepy ...
... death to hell ; I never bid annihilation hail ; I tremble not because seraphick light Hath halted over York - town . If it have , Moloch will meet it there . Give me my arms ; This the first time that Moloch branded stood With sleepy ...
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... misfortune to our power ; We all , I own it , felt unwonted pangs ; My voice then is for war , for open war , And if we are to die , let's die the death 140 Of unextinguish'd hate , and whelm with us In one WASHINGTON , BOOK I.
... misfortune to our power ; We all , I own it , felt unwonted pangs ; My voice then is for war , for open war , And if we are to die , let's die the death 140 Of unextinguish'd hate , and whelm with us In one WASHINGTON , BOOK I.
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... death . " Scarce had he ended , and his prince's eye Glanc'd approbation , when Azazel tall Unfurl'd hell's streaming ensign to the sound Of countless clarions . But no loud acclame , No universal shout new courage rais'd , For o'er the ...
... death . " Scarce had he ended , and his prince's eye Glanc'd approbation , when Azazel tall Unfurl'd hell's streaming ensign to the sound Of countless clarions . But no loud acclame , No universal shout new courage rais'd , For o'er the ...
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... death To bow before it ; and those suppliant slaves Who will obey the order , let them live , 190 190. his mark of slavery - Griesler , the tyrannical governor of Ury , had set his cap upon a post in the market - place of Altorf , and ...
... death To bow before it ; and those suppliant slaves Who will obey the order , let them live , 190 190. his mark of slavery - Griesler , the tyrannical governor of Ury , had set his cap upon a post in the market - place of Altorf , and ...
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Page 17 - We next got it launched, then went on board of it and set off; but, before we were half way over, we were jammed in the ice in such a manner that we expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish.
Page 103 - They have spoken their sentiments with freedom against this unhappy act, and that freedom has become their crime. Sorry I am to hear the liberty of speech in this House imputed as a crime. But the imputation shall not discourage me. It is a liberty I mean to exercise. No gentleman ought to be afraid to exercise it.
Page 46 - To overcome in battle, and subdue Nations, and bring home spoils with infinite Man-slaughter, shall be held the highest pitch Of human glory; and for glory done Of triumph, to be styled great conquerors, Patrons of mankind, gods, and sons of gods; Destroyers rightlier call'd, and plagues of men. Thus fame shall be achieved, renown on earth; And what most merits fame in silence hid.
Page 95 - I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so dead to all the feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest.
Page 154 - We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. — The latter is our choice. WE HAVE COUNTED THE COST OF THIS CONTEST, AND FIND NOTHING SO DREADFUL AS VOLUNTARY SLAVERY...
Page 239 - AND HE LAID HOLD ON THE DRAGON, THAT OLD SERPENT, WHICH IS THE DEVIL AND SATAN AND BOUND HIM A THOUSAND YEARS. AND CAST HIM INTO THE BOTTOMLESS PIT AND SHUT HIM UP AND SET A SEAL UPON HIM, THAT HE SHOULD DECEIVE THE NATIONS NO MORE, TILL THE THOUSAND YEARS SHOULD BE FULFILLED: AND AFTER THAT HE MUST BE LOOSED A LITTLE SEASON.
Page 17 - One of them fired at Mr. Gist or me, not fifteen steps off, but fortunately missed. We took this fellow into custody, and kept him until about nine o'clock at night, then let him go, and walked all the remaining part of the night without making any stop, that we might get the start so far, as to be out of the reach of their pursuit the next day, since we were well assured they would follow our track as soon as it was light.
Page 90 - Chatham — a great and celebrated name ; a name that keeps the name of this country respectable in every other on the globe.
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Page 18 - I put out my setting pole to try to stop the raft that the ice might pass by; when the rapidity of the stream threw it with so much violence against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water: but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get to either shore, but were obliged, as we were near an island, to quit our raft and make to it.