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-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a State,... Legislative Record - Page 452by Maine. Legislature - 1923Full view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 614 pages
...MEN, high-minded MEN, With pow'rs as far above dull brutes endued In foreft, brake, or den, As beafts excel cold rocks and brambles rude; Men, who their...But know their rights, and knowing dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crufh the tyrant while they rend the chain : Tbefe conftitute a ftate,... | |
| English essays - 1784 - 1048 pages
...minded MEN, With pow'rs as tar :bove dull brutes endued In forctt, brake, or den, As beafts excel coid rocks and brambles rude ; Men, who their duties know, But know their rigbis, and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the locg-aim'd blow, And ciuih the tyrant while they rend... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1793 - 740 pages
...MEW, high-minded MEN, With powers as far above dull brutes endued 111 foreft, brake, or den, As beads excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; MEN who their...know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain.— If the prefent practice deviates from the principles of the Conftitution, he had furely a good light... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1794 - 574 pages
...perfume to pride . No :— MEN, high minded MEN, With pow'rs as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles...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... | |
| Art - 1708 - 586 pages
...MEN, HIGH-MINDED MEN, With powers as far above dull brutes endued, In foreft, brake, orden, As beafts excel cold rocks' and brambles rude : MEN, WHO THEIR...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.... | |
| Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1799 - 468 pages
...men, high-minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endued, In foreft, brake, or den, As beafts excel cold rocks and brambles rude : Men, who their...But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain ; Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crufh the tyrant, while they rend the chain: Thefe conftitute a... | |
| Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...MEN, high-minded MEN, With powers as far above dull brutes endued In foreft, brake, or den, As beafls excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men who their...But know their RIGHTS, and knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crufh the tyrant while they rend the chain : Thefe conllitute a flate,... | |
| History - 1800 - 624 pages
...MSN, high-minded MJÍN, With pow'rs as far above dull brutes endued In foreft, brake, or den, As beads excel cold, rocks and brambles rude; Men, who their duties know, But know their right t , and knowing dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crufli the tyrant while they... | |
| History - 1800 - 620 pages
...MEM, high-minded MEN, With pow'rs as far above dull brutes endued In foreft, brake, or den, As beads excel cold rocks and brambles rude; Men, who their duties know, But know their lights, and knowing dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crufli the tyrant while they rend... | |
| Literature - 1806 - 422 pages
...perfume to pride j No ; MEN, highminded MEN, With powers as far above dull brutes, endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles...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,... | |
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