 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,...  Parsing Book: Containing a Brief Course of Syntax, Together with Selections ... - Page 64by Allen Hayden Weld - 1860 - 128 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1817 - 800 pages
...dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, . Asbca-ls excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; ,,V'- . Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain. If the present practice deviated from the principles of the constitution, he had surely a good right... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 466 pages
...wafts perfume to pride. No: — men, high-minded men, i With pow'rs as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks...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 sov'reign... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 310 pages
...baseness wafts perfume to NO : — Men, high minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks...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... | |
 | John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...starr'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 CHAP. XLI.... | |
 | William Newnham Blane - History - 1824 - 532 pages
...President's Message, 1822. No— men, high minded men, Wjtb powers as far above dull 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,... | |
 | William Newnham Blane - Canada - 1824 - 530 pages
...Message, 1822. No— --men, high minded men, • j J .-! With powers as far above dull 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,... | |
 | Lady Maria Callcott, William Yates - Chile - 1824 - 560 pages
...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... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1830 - 692 pages
...and spangled court*. Where low-bowed baseness \vafls perfume tt» pride' No! men! high-minded men! Men who their duties know; But know 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 310 pages
...Baseness wafts perfume toPride. NO : — Men, high-minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks...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
...Msir, With powers as far above dull brutes endued In forests, brake or den, As beasts excel cold rock and brambles rude: Men who their duties know, But...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... | |
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