 or labored mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud with spires and turrets crowned; Not bays and broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Not starred and spangled courts, Where low-browed Baseness wafts perfume to...  The Works of Charles Sumner - Page 140by Charles Sumner - 1877Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1794 - 574 pages
...0-w£ff ALC. quoted by ABISTIDES. \VHAT constitutes a State ? Not high-rais'd battlements, or labour'd mound, Thick wall, or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown'd; Not bays and broad-arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Not starr'd... | |
 | Literature - 1806 - 422 pages
...highraised battlements, or labored mound, Thick wall, or moated gate ; Net cities proud with spire* and turrets crowned ; Not bays and broadarmed ports,...lowbrowed baseness wafts perfume to pride ; No ; MEN, highminded MEN, With powers as far above dull brutes, endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 498 pages
...t'lSorif, ALC, quoted by AHISTIDES. WHAT constitutes a State ? Not high-raised battlement or labour'd mound, Thick wall or moated gate; Not cities proud with spires and turrets crown'dj Not bays and broad-arm'd ports, Where laughing at the storm, rich navies ride, Not starr'd... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1808 - 142 pages
...beautifully and nobly expressed*." What constitutes a state ? Not high-rais'd battlement or labour'd mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud with spires and turrets crown'd; Not bays and broad-arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride, Not starr'd... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...IMITATION OF ALCJEUS. [SIR w. JONES.] WHAT constitutes a state ? Not high rais'd battlement or labour'd mound, Thick wall or moated gate; Not cities proud with spires and turrets crown'd, Not bays and broad-arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride, Not star'd... | |
 | English poetry - 1810 - 308 pages
...IMITATION OF ALC.EUS. [SIR W. JONES.] What constitutes a state ? Not high rais'd battlement or labour'd mound, Thick wall or moated gate; Not cities proud with spires and turrets crown'd, Not bays and broad-arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride, With pow'rs... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...protect, Those beauties—never to neglect ! § 197. AH Ode in imitation of Alcttus. SIR WILLIAM JONES. Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown'd; WHAT constitutes a state? Not high-nils'd battlements or labor'd mound. Not bays and broad-arm'd... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 494 pages
...sung. AN ODE.IN IMiTATION OF ALCaEVS. WHAT constitutes a State? Not high-rais'd battlement or Iabour'd mound, -- Thick wall or moated gate; -: Not cities proud with spires and turrets crown'd; Not bays and broad-arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride, Not starr'd... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 466 pages
...AN ODE. IN IMITATION OF ALC.SUS. What constitutes a State i Not high-rais'd battlement or labour'd mound, Thick wall or moated gate; Not cities proud with spires and turrets crown'd; Not bays and broad-arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride, Not starr'd... | |
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