 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;...  Annual Register - Page 171edited by - 1800Full view - About this book
 | English essays - 1784 - 1048 pages
...minded MEN, With pow'rs as tar :bove dull brutes endued In forctt, brake, or den, As beafts excel coid rocks and brambles rude ; Men, who their duties know, But know their rigbis, and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the locg-aim'd blow, And ciuih the tyrant while they rend... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1793 - 740 pages
...MEW, high-minded MEN, With powers as far above dull brutes endued 111 foreft, brake, or den, As beads excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; MEN who their...know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain.— If the prefent practice deviates from the principles of the Conftitution, he had furely a good light... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1794 - 574 pages
...MEN, high minded MEN, 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...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... | |
 | Art - 1708 - 586 pages
...• No: MEN, HIGH-MINDED MEN, With powers as far above dull brutes endued, In foreft, brake, orden, As beafts excel cold rocks' and brambles rude : MEN,...KNOWING, DARE MAINTAIN; PREVENT THE LONG-AIM'D BLOW, AND CRUSH THE TYRANT WHILE THEY REND. THE CHAIN: THESE CONSTITUTE A STATE. The eleilor of Saxony, on being... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1798 - 458 pages
...fpangled courts, "Where low-brow'd bafenefs wafts perfume to pride ; No: men, high-minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endued, In foreft, brake,...But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain} Thefe conftitute a State, And fovereign law, that State's collected will, Prevent the long-aim'd blow,... | |
 | History - 1800 - 620 pages
...MEM, high-minded MEN, With pow'rs as far above dull brutes endued In foreft, brake, or den, As beads excel cold rocks and brambles rude; Men, who their duties know, But know their lights, and knowing dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crufli the tyrant while they rend... | |
 | History - 1800 - 624 pages
...MSN, high-minded MJÍN, With pow'rs as far above dull brutes endued In foreft, brake, or den, As beads excel cold, rocks and brambles rude; Men, who their duties know, But know their right t , and knowing dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crufli the tyrant while they... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1802 - 454 pages
...high-minded men, ' With powers as far above dull brutes endu'd, In for eft, brake, or den, As beads excel cold rocks and brambles rude: Men, who their...rights, and, knowing, dare maintain ; Prevent the long-ann'd blow, And crufh the tyrant, while they rend the chain : Thefe conftitute a State-; And Sovereign... | |
 | Literature - 1806 - 422 pages
...MEN, highminded 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 longaimed blow, And crush the tyrant, while they rend the chain ; These constitute a. stare, And sovereign... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 502 pages
...business wafts perfume to pride. No! — Men, high-minded Men, With powers as far above dull brutes endued 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, And sovereign Law, that state's... | |
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