 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 ... - Page 23by Apollo - 1800Full 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... | |
 | John Pitman - Rhode Island - 1836 - 88 pages
...with Napoleon in arms. But it is not wealth which constitutes a State — " 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 State." Such have... | |
 | John Aikin, John Frost - English poetry - 1838 - 752 pages
...Men, high-minded men, With powers as far ahove dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts y crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a state ; And sovereign law, that state's... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 796 pages
...Men, high-minded men, With powers as far aliovo dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts hers ; Thine be the joys to firm attachment due. As on she crush ihe tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a state ; And sovereign law, that stale's... | |
 | American poetry - 1838 - 332 pages
...men, high-minded men, With powers as tar 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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 - 1050 pages
...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... | |
 | John Taylor - Quotations - 1839 - 274 pages
...men, high-minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endu'd, 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 aimed blow, And crush the tyrant, while they rend the chain, — These constitute a state; And... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 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...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... | |
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