 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 temple of Apollo, being a selection of the best poems, from the most ... - Seite 23von Apollo - 1800Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 466 Seiten
...high-minded men, i With pow'rs as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men, who their...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 Law, that state's... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 Seiten
...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...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 - 1822 - 844 Seiten
...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,...knowing, dare maintain. Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain. These constitute a state CHAP. XLI. RELIGION AND VIRTUE.... | |
 | William Newnham Blane - 1824 - 530 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Lady Maria Callcott, William Yates - 1824 - 560 Seiten
...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 - 532 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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... | |
 | 1826 - 310 Seiten
...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...knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a state, And sovereign Law, that state's... | |
 | 1863 - 538 Seiten
...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...knowing, dare maintain; Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain: These constitute a State; And SOVHIEION LAW, that State's... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1826 - 322 Seiten
...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,...knowing dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain. These constitute a state. SIR. w. JOUES. 136. A constitution... | |
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