James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899. Smollett
Deep in the frozen regions of the north, / A goddess violated brought thee forth, / immortal liberty. 1 Glory is the fair child of peril. 2 Lord of the lion heart and eagle eye, / Thy steps I follow with my bosom bare, / Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky. 3 Nobody would be afraid if he could help it. 4 Ridiculous modes, invented by ignorance and adopted by folly. 5 The blast that blows loudest is soon overblown. 6 Thy spirit, Independence, let me share; / Lord of the lion-heart and eagle-eye! / Thy steps I follow with my bosom bare, / Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky! 7 What though success will not attend on all! / Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall. 8 Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall. 9
