 | William Cowper - 1787 - 230 sidor
...for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is fhed In confirmation of the nobleft claim, ' Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To foar, aad to anticipate the flues. Yet few remember them. They liv'd unknown, Till Till perfecution... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 346 sidor
...for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their bbod is flicd In confirmation of the nobleft claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, ' . To walk with God> to be divinely free, To foar, and to anticipate the fkies. Yet few remember them. They liv'd unknown Till perfecution dragg'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 376 sidor
...a brighter prize, ' And win it with more pain. Their blood is fhed . In confirmation of the nobleft claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God,. to be divinely free, To foar, and to anticipate the fkies. Yet few remember them. They liv'd unknown Till perfecution dragg'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1790 - 300 sidor
...for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is fhed In confirmation of the nobleft claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To foar, and to anticipate the fkies. Yet few remember them. They liv'd unknown Till perfecution dragg'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 384 sidor
...brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is fhed In confirmation of the nobleft claifh — Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To foar, and to anticipate the fkies ! Yet few remember them. They liv'd unknown Till perfecution dragg'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 sidor
...sweets of liberty and equal laws; But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest...persecution dragg'd them into fame, And chas'd them up to heav'n. Their ashes flew — No marble tells us whither. With their names No bard embalms and sanctifies... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 sidor
...for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is Aed In confirmation of the nobleft claim — Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely frec. To lbar, and to anticipate the ikies ! I t, Vet few remember them. They liv'd unknown Till perfecution... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 sidor
...prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim — Oar claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God,...dragg'd them into fame, , . And chas'd them up to heav'n. Their ashes flew — No marble tells us whither. With their names No bard embalms and sanctifies... | |
 | 1802 - 302 sidor
...prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim — 720 Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with...liv'd unknown Till persecution dragg'd them into fame, 725 And chas'd them up to heaven. Their ashes flew — No marble tells us whither. With their name*... | |
 | 1851 - 592 sidor
...persecuted abroad, William Tyndale was led forth on Friday, the 6th of October, 1536, to be put to death, " In confirmation of the noblest claim, — Our claim...divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies." Before leaving the castle, he delivered a letter to the keeper, addressed either to Mr. or Mrs. Poyntz,... | |
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Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies. 
