 In forest, brake or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain ; These constitute a State;...  The Works of Samuel Parr ...: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, and a ... - Sivu 427tekijä(t) Samuel Parr, John Johnstone - 1828Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | John Taylor - 1839 - 274 sivua
...far above dull brutes endu'd, In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude; Men, who their duties know, But know their rights; and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long aimed blow, And crush the tyrant, while they rend the chain, — These constitute a state; And... | |
 | 1840 - 368 sivua
...far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men who their duties know, But know their rights,...while they rend the chain : These constitute a state, And sov'reign law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits empress, crowning... | |
 | 1840 - 378 sivua
...far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aira'd blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a state, And sov'reign... | |
 | 1842 - 712 sivua
...above dull brutes endued, In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing dare maintain, Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant, while they rend the chain : These constitute a state ; And sovereign... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1854 - 588 sivua
...wall, or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown'd ; No ! Men, high-minded men, Men, who their duties know ; But know their rights; and knowing, dare maintain. These constitute a State I" • But this has merit only as a fine sentiment happily expressed. It is,... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1843 - 48 sivua
...starred and spangled courts Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride. No : men, high-minded men, Men, who their duties know But know their rights, and knowing dare maintain. These constitute a State, And Sovereign Law that State's collected will. Men constitute a State, and... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 sivua
...who their duties know, I!ut know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aimed ighty Father, these Are And sovereign Law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits empresa, crowning... | |
 | 1844 - 620 sivua
...sanctioning, and to magistrates and officers he had a share in controlling. These are principles befitting Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing dare maintain. If we suffer ourselves to be cajoled into adopting the French system, then will England become, what... | |
 | John George Cochrane - 1844 - 636 sivua
...sanctioning, and to magistrates and officers he had a share in controlling. These are principles befitting Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing dare maintain. If we suffer ourselves to be cajoled into adopting the French system, then will England become, what... | |
 | William Russell - 1844 - 428 sivua
...above 'dull brutes endued, In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks^and brambles rude, — Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain." EXERCISE XLIX. FALSE ELOQUENCE. — ArWH. From a speech in Congress on the Revenue Bill of 1833. [Bombast,... | |
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