 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,...  Maryland's Influence in Founding a National Commonwealth, Or, The History of ... - Pagina 62door Frederick J. Brown, Herbert Baxter Adams, Samuel Alexander Harrison, Sebastian Ferris Streeter - 1877 - 123 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Pennsylvania Hall Association (Philadelphia, Pa.), Samuel Webb - 1838 - 222 pagina’s
...recognise them as their peers and equals ; for, as I stated, they were, in the language of the poet, •" Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain : " — and therefore, fondly trusted, that the voice which proclaimed this sentiment to the world... | |
 | 1838 - 1050 pagina’s
...and spangled courts ow-browed 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 hii political opinions at that moment : — ' Such wu thii... | |
 | John Taylor - 1839 - 274 pagina’s
...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 long aimed blow, And crush the tyrant, while they rend the chain, — These constitute... | |
 | 1840 - 368 pagina’s
...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,... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1854 - 588 pagina’s
...wall, or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown'd ; No ! Men, high-minded men, Men, who their duties know ; But know their rights;...and knowing, dare maintain. These constitute a State I" • But this has merit only as a fine sentiment happily expressed. It is, indeed, admirably calculated... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1843 - 48 pagina’s
...starred and spangled courts Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride. No : men, high-minded men, Men, who their duties know But know their rights,...and knowing dare maintain. These constitute a State, And Sovereign Law that State's collected will. Men constitute a State, and the character of the State... | |
 | William Russell - 1844 - 428 pagina’s
...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." EXERCISE XLIX. FALSE ELOQUENCE. — ArWH. From a speech in Congress on the Revenue Bill of 1833. [Bombast,... | |
 | 1844 - 620 pagina’s
...sanctioning, and to magistrates and officers he had a share in controlling. These are principles befitting Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing dare maintain. If we suffer ourselves to be cajoled into adopting the French system, then will England become, what... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 pagina’s
...courts, — Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride ! No ! — m&n, — high-minded M&N, — , Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain." Note. ' Concession and Unequal Antithesis.' Ex. " The clouds of adversity may darken over the Christian's... | |
 | John George Cochrane - 1844 - 636 pagina’s
...sanctioning, and to magistrates and officers he had a share in controlling. These are principles befitting Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing dare maintain. If we suffer ourselves to be cajoled into adopting the French system, then will England become, what... | |
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