 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 35de Sir Richard Phillips - 1826 - 312 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 614 pages
...far above dull brutes endued In foreft, brake, or den, As beafts excel cold rocks and brambles rude; Men, who their duties know, But know their rights,...knowing dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crufh the tyrant while they rend the chain : Tbefe conftitute a ftate, And fov'reign LAW, tbatjlatii... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1793 - 740 pages
...far above dull brutes endued 111 foreft, brake, or den, As beads excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; MEN who their duties know, But 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 - 1794 - 574 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 ; And... | |
 | 1708 - 586 pages
...above dull brutes endued, In foreft, brake, orden, As beafts excel cold rocks' and brambles rude : MEN, WHO THEIR DUTIES KNOW, BUT KNOW THEIR RIGHTS,...WHILE THEY REND. THE CHAIN: THESE CONSTITUTE A STATE. The eleilor of Saxony, on being concordingly effected by the revolution, of fluted refpefting a meafure,... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1798 - 458 pages
...above dull brutes endued, In foreft, brake, or den, As beafts excel cold rocks and brambles rude : Men, who their duties know, 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,... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1799 - 468 pages
...above dull brutes endued, In foreft, brake, or den, As beafts excel cold rocks and brambles rude : Men, who their duties know, But know their rights,...knowing, dare maintain ; Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crufh the tyrant, while they rend the chain: Thefe conftitute a State, And fovereign law, that State's... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...far above dull brutes endued In foreft, brake, or den, As beafls excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men who their DUTIES know, But know their RIGHTS,...knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crufh the tyrant while they rend the chain : Thefe conllitute a flate, And fovereign LAW, that jlates... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1802 - 454 pages
...far above dull brutes endu'd, In for eft, brake, or den, As beads excel cold rocks and brambles rude: Men, who their duties know, . , But know 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... | |
 | 1806 - 422 pages
...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 longaimed blow, And crush the tyrant, while they rend the chain ; These constitute a. stare, And sovereign... | |
 | Robert Southey - 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,...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... | |
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