 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,...  History Teacher's Magazine - Stran 1881917Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | 1808 - 540 strani
...above dull brutes endued " In forest, brake, or den, " As beast excel cold rocks and brambles, rude ; " MEN who their duties know, " 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 302 strani
...above dull brutes endu'd, • In forest, brake, or den, As 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, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a state, And sov'reign... | |
 | 1814 - 258 strani
...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,...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,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 strani
...far above dull brutes endu'd 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 1'ong-aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a state ; And Sovereign... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1817 - 800 strani
...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 strani
...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... | |
 | 1817 - 630 strani
...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... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 466 strani
...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 sov'reign... | |
 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 strani
...ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Not starr'd and spangled courts, Where low-bred baseness wafts perfume to pride. No ! Men, high-minded...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 CHAP. XLI.... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 strani
...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 sovereign... | |
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