...of the moment. ISAIAH THOMAS MASSACHUSETTS SPY, MAY 3, 1773 "Do thou great liberty inspire our souls and make our lives in thy possession happy or, our deaths glorious in thy just defence. " These bold words appeared in each issue of the Massachusetts Spy in the early months of 1 775. An...

...the heaviest Labours are lightsome under those mild Skies! Oh Liberty, do thou inspire our breasts! And make our lives, in thy possession happy; Or our deaths glorious, in thy just defence. ADDISON The Convicts that are transported here, sometimes prove very worthy Creatures, and entirely...

...children." Then in the attitude of prayer, Cato continues, "Do thou, great liberty, inspire our souls,/ And make our lives in thy possession happy,/ or our deaths glorious in thy just defence" (Ill.v.72 and 78-81 ). Only liberty makes possible the full expression of pietas, then; only the liberty...

...in your Hands! But piously transmit it to your Children. Do thou, great Liberty, inspire our Souls, And make our Lives in thy Possession happy, Or our Deaths glorious in thy just Defence. — Joseph Addison, Cato, act III, scene V APPENDIX In the course of the research for The Philadelphia...

...after condemning Sempronius's mutineers to death: "Do thou Great Liberty inspire our souls — , / and make our Lives in thy Possession happy, / Or, our deaths glorious in thy Defence."70 This fear of future events also took a firm hold in allusions to Cato made by two of the...

...in your hands, But piously transmit it to your children. Do thou, great Liberty', inspire our souls, And make our lives in thy possession happy', Or our deaths glorious in thy just defense. TO-MORROW. To-morrow, didst thou say'? Mcthought I heard Horatio say, to-morrow* : Go to\...