 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 Universal Preceptor: Being a General Grammar of Arts, Sciences, and ... - Page 35by Sir Richard Phillips - 1826 - 312 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Everett - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1836 - 654 pages
...starred and spangled courts, Where low-browed baseness wafts perfumes to 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, while they rend the chain ; — These constitute a slate, And... | |
 | Edward Everett - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1836 - 652 pages
...men, Men who their duties know, But know then- rights; — and, knowing, darei Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant, while they rend the chain;' These constitute a state, And sovereign law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress, crowning... | |
 | Julius Rubens Ames - Antislavery movements - 1837 - 722 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. True Polilks.... | |
 | Julius Rubens Ames - Antislavery movements - 1837 - 244 pages
...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. True Politics. EDWARD LYTTON BULWER. It is in vain that they oppose OPINION ; any thing else they may... | |
 | John Aikin, John Frost - English poetry - 1838 - 754 pages
...far ahove dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; ; And sovereign law, that state's collected will, O'er tbrones and glohes elate Sit< empress, crowning... | |
 | American poetry - 1838 - 320 pages
...tar 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,...while they rend the chain : These constitute a State, And sovereign Law, that State's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Site Empress, crowning... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 790 pages
...aliovo dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; achment due. As on she ihe tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a state ; And sovereign law, that stale's collected... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 750 pages
...cold rocks and brambles rude; NO:—Men, high-minded men, With powers as far ahove dull brutes endued Men, who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain These constitute a state ; And sovereign law, that stale's collected will, Prevent the long-aim'd blow,... | |
 | 1838
...and spangled courts ow-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride." After stating that it consists in " Men who their duties know, but know their rights, and knowing dare maintain," he concludes with a stanza expressive of hii political opinions at that moment : — ' Such wu thii... | |
 | Pennsylvania Hall Association (Philadelphia, Pa.), Samuel Webb - Slavery - 1838 - 222 pages
...recognise them as their peers and equals ; for, as I stated, they were, in the language of the poet, •" Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain : " — and therefore, fondly trusted, that the voice which proclaimed this sentiment to the world... | |
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