FROM distant climes, o'er wide-spread seas we come, Though not with much eclat, or beat of drum; True patriots all, for, be it understood, We left our country for our country's good... The Monthly Epitome - الصفحة 5971802عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| Samuel Bennett - 1865 - عدد الصفحات: 710
...•PBOLOGUE. From distant climes, o'er wide spread seas we come, Though not with much eclat, or beat of drum ; True patriots all, for, be it understood, We left...country's weal ; And none will doubt, but that our emigration Has proved most useful to the British nation. But, you inquire, what could our breasts inflame,... | |
| John Bartlett - 1865 - عدد الصفحات: 504
...Ooening of the Play-house at New Soath Wales, Jan. 16, 1796." (Harrington's " New South Wales," p. 152.) True patriots all ; for be it understood, We left our country for our country's good. * Nichol's Autographs in the British Museum, t Jacob Bobart was a son of the celebrated botanist of... | |
| John Booth - 1865 - عدد الصفحات: 400
...stage manager and High Sheriff at Botany Bay, and in a prologue to a play wrote : — True patriots we, for be it understood, We left our country for our country's good. (M0) John Home, the divine and dramatic author, wrote, as most men know, the tragedy of Douglas, which... | |
| Epigrams - 1865 - عدد الصفحات: 398
...stage manager and High Sheriff at Botany Bay, and in a prologue to a play wrote : — True patriots we, for be it understood, We left our country for our country's good. (*") John Home, the divine and dramatic author, wrote, as most men know, the tragedy of Douglas, which... | |
| George Burnett Barton - 1866 - عدد الصفحات: 214
...was brought out. This prologue contains two lines which are frequently quoted:— " True patriots we, for be it understood, We left our country for our country's good." They deserve a place in Booth's collection of Epigrams, Ancient and Modern. 1825.—FIRST FBUITS OF... | |
| Isaac Jack Reeve - 1866 - عدد الصفحات: 332
...— and do 'em." TRANSPORTED CONVICTS. BY RAREIKGTON, THE CELERRATED PICKPOCKET. TRUE patriots we : for be it understood, We left our country for our country's good. ON INCLOSUEES. 'Tis bad enough in man or woman To steal a goose from off a common ; But surely he's... | |
| 1867 - عدد الصفحات: 698
...climes, o'er wide-spread seas we come, Though not with much éclat or beat of drum ; True patriots we, for be it understood We left our country for our country's good. No private views disgraced our generous zeal; What urged our travels, was our country's weal. But you inquire, what... | |
| John Bartlett - 1868 - عدد الصفحات: 828
...love, But — why did you kick me down stairs ? The Panel.1 Aft i. Sc. I. GEORGE BARRINGTON. 1755-- True patriots all ; for be it understood We left our country for pur country's good.8 Prologue written for the Opening of the Play-house at New South Wales, Jan. 1... | |
| Treasury - 1869 - عدد الصفحات: 474
...Opening of the Play-house at New South Wales, Jan. 16, 1796.' (Barrington's 'New South Wales,' p. 152.) True patriots all ; for be it understood, We left our country for our country's good. * Nichol's Autographs in the British Museum. t Jacob Bobart was a son of the celebrated botanist of... | |
| Ludovic marquis de Beauvoir - 1869 - عدد الصفحات: 402
..., o'er wide spread seas vie corne Though no t uilli much celat or beat of drum ; True patriots ail, for be it understood, We left our country for our country's good : No private views disgraced our generous zeal, Whaturged our travels, was our country's xveal ; And none will doubt but... | |
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