 Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil ; hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The...  Sidney Roemlee: A Tale of New England - Page 254by Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1827Full view - About this book
 | John Morley - 2006 - 564 pages
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 | William Cowper - 2006 - 448 pages
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 | William L. Andrews - 2006 - 314 pages
...southtwenty-one; but my correct age, as west Vermont. far as I can tell, is stated in page 98. [Roper's note] "'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower of fleeting...lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it." "Slaves cannot breathe in England; If their lungs receive our air, that moment they are free; They... | |
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 | Leonard Robinson - 2007 - 493 pages
...— Get within sound of Minster Clock and sight of the Tower. Tis Soberly! [Sobriety?] alone which gives the flower of fleeting life its lustre and perfume and we are weeds without purity of mind and body for ever. — The command "Never bind yourself again" suggests a commitment... | |
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