Enlarged winds, that curl the flood, Know no such liberty. Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage; If I have freedom in my love And in my soul am free, Angels alone, that soar above,... A manual of English literature - Page 320by Thomas Arnold - 1862Full view - About this book
| English poets - 1801 - 488 pages
...liberty. Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage ; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage. If I have freedom in my love, And...— Angels alone that soar above Enjoy such liberty. * Dr. Percy has charged this line into " When, linnet. " like confined, I," which is more intelligible.... | |
| George Ellis - 1803 - 474 pages
...liberty. Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage ; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage, If I have freedom in my love, And...Angels alone, that soar above, , Enjoy such liberty. * Dr. Percy hat changed this line into " When, linnet" like confined, I," which it more intelligible.... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...liberty. Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage, Minds innocent and quiet take That for a hermitage. if I have freedom in my love, And in my...soul am free, Angels alone that soar above Enjoy such liberly. 'Ifi/'HY dost thou say I am forsworn, * * Since thine I vow'd to be ? Lady, it is already... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 pages
...bars a cage, Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage: If I have freedom in my love, Ami in my soul am free, Angels alone, that soar above, Enjoy such liberty.'* Butler, however, probably borrowed his thought from the reasoning of Justice Adam Overdo, in Ben Jonson's... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...libertie. Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron harres a cage ; Minds innocent, and quiet take That for an hermitage : If I have freedom in my love, And in my soul am free, Angels alone, that soare above, Enjoy such libertie. § 181. The Braet of yarrow, in Imitation of ike ancient Scott Manner.... | |
| Richard Lovelace - 1817 - 284 pages
...liberty. Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage ; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage ; If I have freedom in my love, And...; Angels alone that soar above Enjoy such liberty. Iking TO ELINDA. FOR cherries plenty, and for currans, Enough for fifty were there more on's ; For... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1819 - 560 pages
...thought : " Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage, Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage : If I have freedom in my love, And...Angels alone, that soar above, Enjoy such liberty." Butler, however, probably borrowed his thought from the reasoning of Justice Adam Overdo, in Ben Jonson's... | |
| 1821 - 408 pages
...liberty. Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage ; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage ; If I have freedom in my love, And...Angels alone that soar above Enjoy such liberty." The song called the Scrutiny is a most delightful piece of male coquetry. It is written in the happiest... | |
| 1821 - 404 pages
...liberty. Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage ; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage ; If I have freedom in my love, And...Angels alone that soar above Enjoy such liberty." The song called ^he Scrutiny is a most delightful piece of male coquetry. It is written in the happiest... | |
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