 Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride. No ! Men, high-minded men, With powers as 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,...  Orations and Speeches on Various Occasions - Page 428by Edward Everett - 1836 - 637 pagesFull view - About this book
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 pages
...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 aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a state, And sovereign... | |
 | Lady Maria Callcott, William Yates - 1824 - 560 pages
...but education is wanting before that which essentially constitutes a state will be found ; L e. — " Men, high-minded men — Men who their duties know;...But know their rights, and knowing dare maintain." Hitherto a strong feeling of resentment against past tyranny, on the part of Spain, has urged them... | |
 | William Newnham Blane - 1824 - 530 pages
...brutes endued ^ In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude,— Men, wh* their duties know, But know- their rights, and knowing dare maintain ; Prevent the long aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant whilst they rend the chain. These constitute a state— And sovereign... | |
 | William Newnham Blane - 1824 - 532 pages
...brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude,— Men, who iheir duties know, But know their rights, and knowing dare maintain ; Prevent the long aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant whilst they rend the chain. These constitute a state — And... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1830 - 692 pages
...navies ride! Not slnrr'd and spangled court*. Where low-bowed baseness \vafls perfume tt» pride' No! men! high-minded men! Men who their duties know; But...their rights, and knowing dare maintain, Prevent the long aimed blow, And crush the tyrant when they burst the chain— These constitute a State/' These... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1826 - 322 pages
...star'd and spangled courts, Where low-bred baseness wafts perfume to pride No — Men, high minded men, Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain. These constitute a state. SIR. w.... | |
 | 1826 - 310 pages
...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-aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a state, And sovereign... | |
 | 1863 - 538 pages
...far above dull brutes endued In forests, brake or den, As beasts excel cold rock and brambles rude: Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain; Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain: These constitute a State; And SOVHIEION... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - 1827 - 398 pages
...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 ; 252 INTELLIGENCE... | |
 | Samuel Parr - 1828 - 796 pages
...antient poets, Sir William thus writes in his translation and expansion of the Fragment from Alcxus : " Men who their duties know, But know their rights and knowing dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain. These constitute a state." Such was... | |
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