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... A Manchester book. The song of the cat, a legend of the Chancery court, ed ... - Seite 70von Henry Green - 1858 - 133 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Edmund Burke - 1800 - 614 Seiten
...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...knowing dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crufh the tyrant while they rend the chain : Tbefe conftitute a ftate, And fov'reign LAW, tbatjlatii... | |
| 1784 - 1048 Seiten
...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 - 1793 - 740 Seiten
...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 - 1794 - 574 Seiten
...courts, Where low-brow'd baseness wafts perfume to pride . No :— MEN, high minded MEN, With pow'rs as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake,...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... | |
| Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1798 - 458 Seiten
...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} Thefe conftitute a State, And fovereign law, that State's collected will, Prevent the long-aim'd blow,... | |
| Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1799 - 468 Seiten
...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...knowing, dare maintain ; Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crufh the tyrant, while they rend the chain: Thefe conftitute a State, And fovereign law, that State's... | |
| Apollo - 1800 - 224 Seiten
...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...knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crufh the tyrant while they rend the chain : Thefe conllitute a flate, And fovereign LAW, that jlates... | |
| 1800 - 620 Seiten
...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... | |
| 1800 - 624 Seiten
...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... | |
| Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1802 - 454 Seiten
...high-minded men, ' With powers as far above dull brutes endu'd, In for eft, brake, or den, As beads excel cold rocks and brambles rude: Men, who their...rights, and, knowing, dare maintain ; Prevent the long-ann'd blow, And crufh the tyrant, while they rend the chain : Thefe conftitute a State-; And Sovereign... | |
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