| Thomas Byerley - 1823 - 528 pages
...and left the following memorial on the windows of his cell:— " That which the world miscals a gaol, A private closet is to me ; Whilst a good conscience is my bail, And innocence my liherty." But a truce to " prison thoughts." The Albums, consisting of fragments... | |
| William Henry Pyne - 1825 - 408 pages
...thoughts are calm, Then strike affliction, for thy wounds are balm. That which the world miscalls a gaol, A private closet is to me, Whilst a good conscience is my bail, And innocence my liberty. Locks, bars, and solitude, together met, Makes me no prisoner, but... | |
| William Henry Pyne - 1825 - 762 pages
...thoughts are calm, Then strike affliction, for thy wounds are balm. That which the world miscalls a gaol, A private closet is to me, Whilst a good conscience is my bail, And innocence my liberty. Locks, bars, and solitude, together met, Makes me no prisoner, but... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...are cslm; Then strike, Affliction, for thy wounds are balm. Thai which the world miscall« ë gaol, est satire bade translate, And owned that nine such poets bail, And innocence øó liberty. Locke, bars, walls, leanness, ttoagli together met, Hake me no prisoner,... | |
| 1842 - 528 pages
...calm resignation that it is interesting to contemplate :— " That which tlic world miscals a jail, A private closet is to me; Whilst a good conscience is my bail, • And innocence my liberty. Locks, bars, and solitude, together met, Make me no prisoner, but... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...are calm ; Then strike, affliction, for thy wounds arc balm. That which the world miscalls a jail, ȑ bail, And innocence my liberty : bocks, bars, and solitude, together met, Make me no prisoner, but... | |
| 1914 - 650 pages
...calm, Then strike afflictions, for your wounds are balm. ii. That which the world miscalls a jayl, A private closet is to me ; Whilst a good conscience is my bail, And Innocence my liberty, Locks, bars, and solitude, together met, Make me no prisoner, but an... | |
| Lady Theresa Lewis - 1852 - 570 pages
...arc calm ; Then strike, affliction, for thy wounds are balm. That which the world miscalls a jail, A private closet is to me ; Whilst a good conscience is my bail, Here sin, for want of food, must starve, Where tempting objects are not seen ; And these strong... | |
| Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...Angels alone that soar above, Enjoy such liberty. Sir R. Lovelace. That which the world miscalls a jail, A private closet is to me; Whilst a good conscience is my bail, And innocence my liberty; Locks, bars, and solitude, together met, Make me no prisoner but an... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1853 - 378 pages
...thoughts are calm ; Then strike affliction, for my wounds are balm. That which the world miscalls a jail, A private closet is to me ; Whilst a good conscience is my bail, And innocence my liberty; Locks, bars, and solitude together met Make me no prisoner, but an... | |
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