Date: 1766
"Her gentle soul's with richer treasure stor'd, / Than Indian mines, and sands, and woods afford."
preview | full record— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)
Date: 1766
"Her tuneful tongue with eloquence and ease, / The golden merchandize of thought conveys; / Brisk fancy wafts it with her sprightly gales, / While judgment ballasts all the swelling sails."
preview | full record— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)
Date: 1766
"'Till kind applauses every pang suppress'd, / Clos'd every wound, and steel'd my daring breast."
preview | full record— Woodhouse, James (bap. 1735, d. 1820)
Date: 1767
"Seamen have hearts of gold, sir, / Peace or in war, alike we show / Englishmen stout and bold, sir."
preview | full record— Stevens, George Alexander (1710?-1784)
Date: 1767
"We were free, we're bold, we're true hearts of gold"
preview | full record— Stevens, George Alexander (1710?-1784)
Date: 1767
"For oh the time will come, when you shall feel / Stabs in your heart more sharp than stabs of steel"
preview | full record— Dodd, William (1729-1777)
Date: 1767
"Love has made me stout and strong; /Has given me a charm, / Will not suffer me to fall; / Has steel'd my heart, and nerv'd my arm, / To guard my precious all."
preview | full record— Garrick, David (1717-1779)
Date: 1767, 1784
"Think not my breast is steel'd against the claims / Of sweet humanity."
preview | full record— Jago, Richard (1715-1781)
Date: 1767, 1784
The native "British Ore" is polished by the social arts, and useful toil: they "polish life, and civilize the mind!"
preview | full record— Jago, Richard (1715-1781)
Date: 1768
"War smil'd, while triple Rage new steel'd his heart."
preview | full record— Downman, Hugh (1740-1809)