 | John Platts - 1822 - 764 pages
...the Constitution of a State : — 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... | |
 | 1863
...and maintenance of our political systems : " What constitutes a State? Not high rais'd battlements or labored 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... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1826 - 312 pages
...and protection afforded by them. 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'd, Not bays, and broad-arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Nor star'd... | |
 | 1826
...STATE. IN IMITATION OH1 ALCJEUS. 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... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - 1827 - 318 pages
...exclaim with Sir William Jones — What constitutes a state? Not high raised battlement or laboured mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crowned ; Not bays and broad armed ports, Where laughing at the storrn rich navies ride ; Not starred and spangled courts,... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829
...other half, without their consent. ' What constitutes a State i Not high-raised battlements, or labor'd mound, Thick wall, or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown 'd ; No : men, high-minded men ; Men, who Iheir duties know; But know their rights ; and, knowing,... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829
...other half, without their consent. 1 What constitutes a State ? Not high-raised battlements, or labor'd mound, Thick 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,... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - 1830 - 320 pages
...exclaim with Sir William Joaes — What constitutes a state ? Not high raised battlement or laboured 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 naviea ride ; Not starred and spangled courts,... | |
 | John Evans - 1831 - 281 pages
...scientific and pious memory: What constitutes A STATE 1 , Mot 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... | |
 | John Evans - 1834 - 252 pages
...of scientific and pious memory : What constitutes A STATE ? Not high rais'd battlements, or labour'd mound, Thick wall, or moated gate; Not cities proud with spires and turrets crowu'd ; Not bays, and broad arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Not starr'd... | |
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