Hereditary bondsmen ! know ye not Who would be free themselves must strike the blow? By their right arms the conquest must be wrought? Will Gaul or Muscovite redress ye ? No ! True, they may lay your proud despoilers low, But not for you will freedom's... Irish life [by I. Butt]. - Page 174by Isaac Butt - 1840Full view - About this book
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...invaders on their soil ; but I tell you it is not on foreign aid that you ought exclusively to rely: ' Hereditary bondsmen, know ye not. Who would be free themselves must strike the blow?i" Was this language to be used by a subject who had sworn allegiance to Her Majesty ? or... | |
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...sigh, Nor solely dare encounter hostile rage, Or tear their name defil'd from Slavery's mournful page. Hereditary bondsmen! know ye not Who would be free...be wrought. Will Gaul or Muscovite redress ye? no! True, they may lay your proud (lcspo:Iers low, But not for you will Freedom's altars flame. Shades... | |
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...solely dare encounter hostile rage. Or tear their name defil'd from Slavery's mournful page. LXXV. Hereditary bondsmen ! know ye not Who would be free...be wrought ? Will Gaul or Muscovite redress ye ? no ! True, they may lay your proud despoilers low, But not for you will Freedom's altars flame. i . LXXVI.... | |
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...till death enslav'd ; in word, in deed unmanned. LXXV. Hereditary bondsmen ! know ye not i Who would be free themselves must strike the blow? By their...be wrought? Will Gaul or Muscovite redress ye? no! True, they may lay your proud despoilers low, But not for you will Freedom's altars flame. Shades of... | |
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