 That giant-building, that high-bounding wall, Those bare-worn walks, that lofty thund'ring hall ! That large loud clock, which tolls each dreaded hour, Those gates and locks, and all those signs of power : It is a prison, with a milder name, Which few...  The Borough: A Poem, in Twenty-four Letters - Side 245av George Crabbe - 1810 - 347 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Edmund Burke - 1812 - 850 sider
...told, do ye divide the Amount, " Or goes it all to Family Account ;" THE AJLMS HOUSE;, [From the same.] BE it agreed— the Poor who hither come, Partake of Plenty, seldom found at home; Th.it airy Rooms and decent Beds are meant, To give the Poor by day, by night, Content ; That none... | |
 | 1810 - 702 sider
...bare worn walks, that lofty thund'ring hall! That large loud clock, which tolls each dreaded hour, Those gates and locks, and all those signs of power; It is a prison, with a milder mum., Which few inhabit without dread or shame. — ' Alas! their sorrows in their bosoms dwell, They've... | |
 | 1810 - 538 sider
...bare-worn walks, that lofty thund'ring hall ! That large loud clock, which tolls each dreaded hour. Those gates and locks, and all those signs of power...milder name, Which few inhabit without dread or shame. ' — • ' Alas ! their sorrows in their bosoms dwell, They've much to suffer, but have nought to... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1810 - 402 sider
...bare-worn Walks, that lofty thund'ring Hall ! That large loud Clock, which tolls each dreaded Hour, Those Gates and Locks, and all those Signs of Power...give the Poor by day, by night, Content ; That none arc frighten'd, once admitted here, By the stern Looks of lordly Overseer ; ' Grant that the Gunrdians... | |
 | 1812 - 822 sider
...told, do ye divide the Amount, Or goes it all to Family Account?" THE ALMS HOUSE. [From the same.] BE it agreed— the Poor who hither come, Partake of Plenty, seldom found at homo; That airy Rooms and decent Beds are meant, To give the Poor by day, by night, Content ; That... | |
 | John Weyland - 1815 - 94 sider
...see, That giant-building, that high-bdunding wall, Those bare-worn walks, that lofty thundering hall, It is a prison with a milder name, Which few inhabit Without dread or shame."— CRABBE. i' 6th, The profusion of public-houses, placing temptation at every poor man's elbow* 7thly,... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1816 - 340 sider
...bare-worn Walks, that lofty thund'ring Hall! That large loud Clock, which tolls each dreaded Hour, Those Gates and Locks, and all those Signs of Power:...name, Which few inhabit without dread or shame. Be it agreed—the Poor who hither come, Partake of Plenty, seldom found at home; That airy Rooms and decent... | |
 | James Ford - 1818 - 432 sider
...worn walks, that lofty thund'ring hall ! ' That large loud clock, which tolls each dreaded hour, ' Those gates and locks, and all those signs of power...name, " Which few inhabit without dread or shame.** is almost death to him ; and the horror of being confined to such a revolting abode, which continually... | |
 | James Ford - 1818 - 430 sider
...tlmml'ring hall ! ' Thai large loud clock, which tolls each dreaded hour, ' Those gates and locks, and ail those signs of power : ' It is a prison, with a milder...name, ' Which few inhabit without dread or shame." is almost death to him ; and the horror of being confined to such a revolting abode, which continually... | |
 | James Chambers - 1820 - 198 sider
...Those bare-worn walks, that lofty thundering hall, That large loud clock which tells each dreaded hour, Those gates and locks, and all those signs of power,...name Which few inhabit without dread or shame—" is almost death to him, and the horror 6f being confined to such a revolting abode, which continually... | |
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