 ... baseness wafts perfume to pride. No : — 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,...  Specimens of the Later English Poets: With Preliminary Notices - Pàgina 385per Robert Southey - 1807Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Bell - 1794 - 574 pàgines
...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 sov'reign LAW, that state's cotttSed'will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits Empress, crowning good,... | |
 | 1708 - 586 pàgines
...beafts 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,...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,... | |
 | 1806 - 422 pàgines
...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 LAW, that state's collected -will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits Empress,... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - 1808 - 526 pàgines
...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, And sovereign LAW, t fiat state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits Empress, crowning good, repressing... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 302 pàgines
...beasts excel cold rock, and brambles rude ; Men, who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow,...they rend the chain : These constitute a state, And sov'reign LA.W, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits Empress, crowning good,... | |
 | 1814 - 258 pàgines
...Men, who their dutia 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 « state . .jm, ... SHED FO8 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED FOR JOHN PARK, BY MUNROE, FRANCIS AND PARKER, NO.... | |
 | William Jones - 1818 - 312 pàgines
...maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd hlow, And crnsh the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitnte a state, And sovereign Law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and glohes elate Sits empress, crowniag good, repressing 111 : Smit hy her sacred frown The fiend, Discretion,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 466 pàgines
...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,...they rend the chain : These constitute a State, And sov'reign Law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits Empress, crowning good,... | |
 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 pàgines
...perfume to pride. No ! Men, high-minded men, Men who their duties know. But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain. Prevent the long-aim'd blow,...while they rend the chain. These constitute a state CHAP. XLI. RELIGION AND VIRTUE. When mild Religion, from above, Descends, a sweet engaging forni, The... | |
 | William Newnham Blane - 1824 - 532 pàgines
...their rights, and knowing dare maintain ; Prevent the long aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant whilst they rend the chain. These constitute a state —...thrones and globes elate Sits empress, crowning good, suppressing ill. CHAPTER V. THK LAWS. THE laws of the United States are, generally speaking, the same... | |
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