 | George Collins Levey - Australasia - 1892 - 476 pages
...age at Parramatta. He was thej author of the celebrated prologue, commencing — " 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. Barringtcu,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1893 - 360 pages
...Orloff of a diamond snuff-box valued at £30,000. He is best remembered as author of the lines — True patriots we, for, be it understood, We left our country for our country's good. This prologue was written by Barrington, then a convict, and recited by him when a theatre was opened... | |
 | Military art and science - 1894 - 802 pages
...permission of Governor Hunter, the convict actors introduced into their prologue the famous couplet : True patriots we — for be it understood, We left our country for our country's good, and there was now a sufficient play-going public to support a Theatre Royal. Although as yet the flag... | |
 | Charles Reade - 1895 - 314 pages
...have been hung. His well-meant endeavour reminds one of the convicts' verses, bound for Botany Bay : True patriots we, for, be it understood, We left our country for our country's good. The nation that had retained him against his will now began to suffer for its folly, by his habitual breaches... | |
 | Quotations, English - 1895 - 768 pages
...shield ; — " Come with it, when the battle's done, Or on it, from the field." Robert Montgomery. True patriots we, for be it understood, We left our country for our country's good. Barrington, (The Pickpocket,) N. 8. It'a'ri. PATRIOTISM — continued. When a patriot falls, must he... | |
 | Charles Reade - 1896 - 416 pages
...have been hung. His well-meant endeavour reminds one of the convicts' verses, bound for Botany Bay : " True patriots we, for, be it understood, We left our country for our country's good." The nation that had retained him against his will now began to suffer for its folly, by his habitual breaches... | |
 | Sundowner - Polynesia - 1896 - 216 pages
...Barrington. From distant climes, o'er widespread seas, we come, Though not with much eclat or beat of drum. True patriots we, for, be it understood, We left our country for our country's good. No private ends disgraced our generous zeal— What urged our travels was our country's weal ; And... | |
 | Charles Reade - 1896 - 420 pages
...been hung. His well-meant endeavour reminds one of the convicts' verses, bound for Botany Bay : " Trne patriots we, for, be it understood, We left our country for our country's good." The nation that had retained him against his will now began to suffer for its folly, by his habitual breaches... | |
 | Joseph C. Harvie - Australia - 1896 - 102 pages
...of Sydney ; and in humorous verses of his own composition he used to recite : " 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... | |
 | Mottoes - 1896 - 1224 pages
...ships were British oak, And hearts of oak our men. b. SJ ARNOLD— Death of Nelson. True patriots all ; SABAII J. HALE— Iron. St. VI. Green be the turf above thee, F c. GKORQE BARRINGTON — New South Wales. Prologue for the Opening of the Playhouse at New South Walei,... | |
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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... 
