 Where low-browed 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,...  Peace and Patriotism: Selections from Poetry and Prose - Σελίδα 241των Elva Sophronia Smith - 1919 - 318 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | John Bell - 1794 - 574 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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. The eleilor of Saxony, on being concordingly effected by the revolution, of fluted refpefting a meafure,... | |
 | 1806 - 422 σελίδες
...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,...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,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 498 σελίδες
...Men, who their duties know, But know their rights, nnd, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain...repressing ill; Smit by her sacred frown The fiend Discretion like a vapour sinks, And e'en the all dazzling Crown Hides his faint rays, and at her bidding... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1808 - 142 σελίδες
...University, on Saturday, Nov. 5, 180e, by the rev. Thomas F— Ic— n~ rot Bath. Cooke: Oxford. L These constitute a state : And sovereign law, that...repressing ill ; Smit by her sacred frown The fiend, Discretion, like a vapour sinks, And e'en the all-dazzling crown Hides his faint rays, and at her bidding... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - 1808 - 526 σελίδες
...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...:— 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 σελίδες
...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 LA.W, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits Empress, crowning good,... | |
 | 1814 - 258 σελίδες
...endued In forest brake or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men, who their dutia know, But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain,...tyrant, while they rend the chain ; These constitute « state . .jm, ... SHED FO8 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED FOR JOHN PARK, BY MUNROE, FRANCIS AND PARKER, NO.... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 σελίδες
...who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain ; Prevent the 1'ong-aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain...repressing ill : Smit by her sacred frown, The fiend Discretion * like a vapour sinks, And e'en the all-dazzling crown Hides his faint rays, and at her... | |
 | William Jones - 1818 - 312 σελίδες
...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,... | |
| |
