 | William Jackson (of the Inner temple.) - 1795 - 448 Seiten
...our national character of genuine courage. Nothing is rnori true than the obfervacion of the poet, that Cowards are cruel, but the brave Love mercy, and delight to fave. Account of ELIZABETrf MASON, who hanged at Tyburn, for Poifoning her Miftrefs. LIZ ABE TH( MASON... | |
 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 Seiten
...presage The virtues of a riper age. True courage shall your bosom fire, And future actions own your sire. Cowards are cruel, but the brave Love mercy, and delight to save. A TYGER roaming for his prey, Sprung on a TRAV'LER in the way; The prostrate game a LION spies, And... | |
 | John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 Seiten
...presage The virtues of a riper age. True courage shall your bosom lire, And future actions own your sire. Cowards are cruel, but the brave Love mercy, and delight to save. A Tiger, roaming for his prey, • ' Sprung on a Traveller in the way ; The prostrate game a Lion spies,... | |
 | Christopher Anstey, John Anstey - 1808 - 600 Seiten
...presage The virtues of a riper age; True courage shall your bosom fire, And future actions own your Sire. Cowards are cruel; but the brave Love mercy, and delight to save. A Tyger, roaming for his prey, Sprung on a Trav'ller in the way ; The prostrate game a Lion spies,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 Seiten
...presage The virtues of a ri|>erage. True courage shall your bosom fire, And future actions own your sire. f sensual, mental pow'rs ascends : Mark how it mounts to Man's im A Tiger, roaming for his prey, Sprung on a Trav'llcr in the way ; 'I he prostrate game a Lion spies,... | |
 | John Brand - 1810 - 508 Seiten
...1343. It appears that James I. was remarkably fond of Cock-fighting ; is it impertinent to add ? " Cowards are cruel, but the Brave " Love mercy, and delight to save." f * Historia Histrionics. manely destroyed for the Sport and Pleasure (amid Noise and Nonsense, blended... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1816 - 600 Seiten
...unhallowed hands, whilst prisoners, unarmed and incapable of defence. It has been said, and truly said, that cowards are cruel ; but the brave love mercy and delight to save. We will not forget those brave men, but on the mli April will remember them. NEPTUNE." PROCEEDINGS... | |
 | John Carey - 1816 - 300 Seiten
...Oppression's iron sway. 7, He now feels wants unknown before, Wants still increasing with his store. g Cowards are cruel : but the brave Love mercy, and delight to save, 9 The spring, that gave her blossoms birth, Tore them for ever from the earth. 10 The noble palms of... | |
 | John Gay - 1816 - 174 Seiten
...presage The virtues of a riper age. True courage shall your bosom fire, And future actions own your sire. Cowards are cruel ; but the brave Love mercy, and delight to save. A Tiger, roaming for his prey, Sprung on a .Traveller in the way : The prostrate game a Lion spies,... | |
 | James Beattie - 1817 - 434 Seiten
...by force : when he submits, he is entitled to mercy, and even to the generosity of the conqueror. ' Cowards are cruel, but the brave love ' mercy, and delight to save.' 368. There are many occasions, on which anger is not to be blamed ; there are many on which it is praiseworthy.... | |
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And pant already to redress. Go on, the height of good attain, Nor let a nation hope in vain: For hence we justly may presage The virtues of a riper age. 
