 What constitutes a state ? Not high-raised battlement or labored mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crowned ; Not bays and broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Not starred and spangled...  College Greek Course in English - Page 71by William Cleaver Wilkinson - 1884 - 302 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Russell - 1845 - 410 pages
...strength and safety of a state. " What constitutes a state ? — Not high raised battlement or laboured mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown'd, Not bays and broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm, proud navies ride ; Not starred... | |
 | Jacob K. Neff - 1845 - 642 pages
...constituted the government. " What constitutes a state ? Not high-raised battlements or labour'd mounds, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown'd ; Not bays and broad-arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Not starr'd... | |
 | Materials - 1846 - 478 pages
...Reo. J. Abernethy. ccxcvi. A Slate. What Constitutes a State ? Not high rais'd battlements, or labor'd mound. Thick wall, or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown'd, Nor bays and broad arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Nor starr'd... | |
 | Gem book - 1846 - 398 pages
...COOK. WHAT CONSTITUTES A STATE? WHAT constitutes a state ? Not high-rais'd battlement and labour'd mound, Thick wall or moated gate; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown'd ; Not bays and broad-arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride; Not starr'd... | |
 | Noble Butler - 1846 - 276 pages
...angel thou.— Sir W. Scott. What constitutes a state ? Not high-raised battlement or labored monnd, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crowned ; Not boys and broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; • Not starred... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1847 - 752 pages
...monuments, but in its disciplined men. ' WHAT constitute« a state ? Not high-raised battlements, and labored mound, Thick wall, or moated gate; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crowned ; Not bays and broad-armed porU, Where, laughing at the storm, proud navies ride ; Not starred and... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1850 - 498 pages
...brightness, rendering all glory from War impossible. Well does the poet say, with most persuasive truth, What constitutes a State ? Not high-raised battlement...; Not cities proud with spires and turrets crowned j Not bays and broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich, navies ride; But MEN, high-minded... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1850 - 498 pages
...War impossible. Well does the poet say, with most persuasive truth, What constitutes a State ? fiot high-raised battlement or labored mound, Thick wall...; Not cities proud with spires and turrets crowned ; Not bays and broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich names ride ; But MEN, high-minded... | |
 | George Croly - 1850 - 442 pages
...hour. 181 WILLIAM JONEM. AS ODE X WHAT constitutes a State ? Not high-raised battlement or laboured mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud with spires and turrets crowned ; Not bays and broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Not starred and... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...I -- WHAT CONSTITUTES A STATE ? WHAT constitutes a state ? Not high-rais'd battlement and labour'd mound, Thick wall, or moated gate : Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown'd : Not bays and broad-arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride : Not starr'd... | |
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