 | George Croly - 1849 - 416 strani
...rich navies ride ; Not starred and spangled courts, Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride. No ;—men, high-minded men, With powers as far above...den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : Men, who their duties... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 760 strani
...rich navies ride; Not starred and spangled courts, 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 beast* eicel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while... | |
 | Richard Cobden - 1849 - 316 strani
...and spangled courts, Where low-bowed baseness Wafts perfume to pride. No, but man, High-minded man, with powers As far above dull brutes endued, In forest, brake, or dell, As these excel cold rocks or brambles rude." The spirit of this quotation is that which Mr. Cobden... | |
 | George Croly - 1850 - 442 strani
...rich navies ride ; Not starred and spangled courts, Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride. No ;—men, high-minded men, With powers as far above...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... | |
 | William Knight Northall - 1850 - 208 strani
...Acropolis. The true greatness of a state has been justly said to consist in the character of its people. Men, high-minded men, With powers as far above dull...rocks and brambles rude : Men who their duties know, B at know their rights, and knoioing dare maintain, Present the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 strani
...baseness wafts perfume to pride: No—men, high-minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endu'd, In forest, brake, or den. As beasts excel cold rocks...their rights: and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And wnsh the tyrant, while they rend the chain. These constitute a state: And sovereign... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - 1850 - 368 strani
...baseness wafts perfume to pride; 2 With powers, as far above dull brutes endued No; men : high-minded men: In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks...their rights; and, knowing, dare maintain: Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant, while they rend the chain. These constitute a state ; 3 And... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1851 - 640 strani
...rich navies ride ; Not starred and spangled courts, Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride. No: MEN, high-minded MEN, With powers as far above...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... | |
 | 1842 - 712 strani
...starred and spansled courts, Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride. No: Men, hish-minded Men, With powers as far above dull brutes endued,...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... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - 1851 - 396 strani
...spangled courts, Where low-broweo. baseness wafts perfume to pride ; No ; men: high-minded men : 2 With powers, as far above dull brutes endued In forest,...But know their rights ; and, knowing, dare maintain: These constitute a state , 3 And sovereign law, that state's collected will, 4 The fiend discretion*... | |
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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, dare maintain, Prevent the long aim'd blow, And... 
