 | Thomas Moore - 1895 - 874 pages
...sultan's beck, ID climes, where liberty has scarce been named, Nor any right but that of ruling claimed, Than thus to live, where bastard Freedom waves Her...mockery over slaves; Where — motley laws admitting no deK'ec Betwixt the vilely slaved and madly free — Alike the bondage and the license suit The brute... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1895 - 838 pages
...creatures like himself, with souls from thee, V7et dare to boast of perfect liberty; Away, away — I 'd rather hold my neck By doubtful tenure from a sultan's beck, In climes, where liberty has scarce been named, Nor any right but that of ruling claimed, Than thus to live, where bastard Freedom waves Her... | |
 | Marcus Wood - 2003 - 772 pages
...tyrant's rod O'er creatures like himself, with souls from thee, Yet dare to boast of perfect liberty; Away, away — I'd rather hold my neck By doubtful...waves Her fustian flag in mockery over slaves; Where — modey laws admitting no degree Betwixt the vilely slav'd and madly free — Alike the bondage and... | |
 | Frances Milton Trollope - 2003 - 272 pages
...soul from thee. Yet dare to boast of perfect liberty: Away, away. I'd rather hold my neck By doubtfol tenure from a Sultan's beck. In climes where liberty has scarce been named. Nor any right, but that of ruling, claimed. Than thus to live, where bastard freedom waves Her... | |
 | 1871 - 784 pages
...factious race, So poor of heart and prodigal of words, Born to be slaves, yet struggling to be lords. Away ! away ! I'd rather hold my neck By doubtful...Sultan's beck, In climes where liberty has scarce been named, Nor any right save that of ruling claimed, Than thus to live where bastard freedom waves Her... | |
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O'er creatures like himself, with souls from thee, Yet dare to boast of perfect liberty ! Away, away— I'd rather hold my neck By doubtful tenure from a sultan's beck, In climes where liberty has scarce been named, Nor any right but that of ruling claimed,... 
