 | James William Waugh - 1861 - 132 oldal
...entire. From distant climes, o'er wide spread seas wecouie, Though not with much eclat or Lieut of drum ; True patriots all, 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 ; And none will doubt but... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1989 - 414 oldal
...I beg to submit that it is the first. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) American author True patriots we; for be it understood. We left our country for our country's good. George Barnngton (1755-1810) celebrated pickpocket, transported to Botany Bay The proper means of increasing... | |
 | Katie Wales - 1994 - 182 oldal
...Wertenbaker's play is taken from the prologue of the play-within-the-play, written by one of the male convicts: True patriots all; for be it understood,/ we left our country for our country's good'.69 The thorough ambiguity of this prologue is a bitter example of the kind of language which,... | |
 | Timberlake Wertenbaker - 1989 - 120 oldal
...WISEHAMMER. From distant climes o'er wide-spread seas we come, Though not with much 6clat or beat of drum, True patriots all; for be it understood, We left our country for our country's good; No private views disgraced our generous zeal, What urg'd our travels was our country's weal, And none will doubt but... | |
 | Dominic Shellard - 2000 - 284 oldal
...left our country tor our country's good; No private views disgraced our generous xeal, What urg'cl our travels was our country's weal. And none will doubt but that our emigration Has prov'd most useful to the British nation. The audience only witnesses the first tew... | |
 | Peter Buse - 2001 - 228 oldal
...nation: 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; No private views disgraced our generous zeal, What urg'd our travels was our country's weal, And none will doubt but... | |
 | Joseph Twadell Shipley - 2001 - 688 oldal
...declares: From distant climes o'er widespread seas we come, Though not with much éclat or beat of drum; True patriots all, for be it understood We left our country for our country's good. country dance may be a folkchange from Fr contredanse, as in a square dance, with the partners or couples... | |
 | Joan Druett - 2001 - 304 oldal
...SHORES From distant climes, o 'er widespread 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. — Henry Carter, at the opening of the first Australian theater, 1 796 O ne dark night... | |
 | Herb Galewitz - 2003 - 68 oldal
...by the pride of the human intellect to which facts give no support. WAITER BAGEHOT True patriots we; for be it understood, We left our country' for our country's good. GEORGE HARRINGTON But whether on the scaffold high Or in the battle's van, The fittest place where... | |
 | Richard Dresser - 286 oldal
...WISEHAMMER. 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; No private views disgraced our generous zeal, What urg'd our travels was our country's weal, And none will doubt but... | |
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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... 
