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 171publié par - 1800Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| Benjamin Flower - 1808 - 526 pages
...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-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant, while they rend the chain :— These constitute a state, And... | |
| 1808 - 540 pages
...high-minded MEN, " With powers as far above dull brutes endued " In forest, brake, or den, " As beast excel cold rocks and brambles, rude ; " MEN who their...But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain." If the present practice deviates from the principle of the constitution, he had surely a good right... | |
| Richard Warner - 1808 - 142 pages
...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 DUTIES KNOW, BUT KNOW THEIR RIGHTS, AND KNOWING, DARK MAINTAIN', Prevent the long-aim'd bknr, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : • *... | |
| English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...With pow'rs as far above dull brutes endu'd, • In forest, 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 sov'reign LA.W, that state's... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...MEN, high-minded ME», 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...rights, and, knowing, dare maintain ; Prevent the 1'ong-aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a state ; And Sovereign... | |
| 1817 - 630 pages
...spangl'd courts, Where low-brow'd 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 his political opinions at that moment : " Such ivas this heav'n-lov'd... | |
| William Cobbett - 1817 - 800 pages
...dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, . Asbca-ls excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; ,,V'- . Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain. If the present practice deviated from the principles of the constitution, he had surely a good right... | |
| 1817 - 630 pages
...spangl'd courts, Where low-brow'd 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 his political opinions at that moment : " Such tuas this heav'n-lov'd... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 466 pages
...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 pages
...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... | |
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