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A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.

A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.

Joseph Addison
Liberty, Virtue, Eternity
Joseph Addison (1858). “Works, including the whole contents of Bp. Hurd's edition: withletters and other pieces not found in any previous collection; and Macaulay's essay on his life and works”, p.411

T is liberty crowns Britannia's Isle, And makes her barren rocks and her bleak mountains smile.

Joseph Addison
Rocks, Liberty, Mountain
Joseph Addison (1854). “The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison”, p.37

Oh, Liberty! thou goddess heavenly bright! Profuse of bliss, and pregnant with delight! Eternal pleasures in thy presence reign, And smiling plenty leads thy wanton train.

Joseph Addison
Freedom, Liberty, Delight
Joseph Addison, H. Baldwin (imp.) (1779). “The Works of the English Poets”, p.44

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