 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 498 pages
...With powers as far above dull brutes endued Men, who their duties know, But know their rights, nnd, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow,...And sovereign Law, that state's collected will. O'er thrones and globes elate Sits Empress crowning good, repressing ill; Smit by her sacred frown The fiend... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - 1808 - 526 pages
...low-brow'd baseness wafts perfume to pride ; No: — MEN, high minded, MEN, With powers, as far above dull brutes endued, In forest, brake, or den, As beasts...their rights, and knowing, dare maintain : Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant, while they rend the chain :— These constitute a state, And... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1808 - 142 pages
...lo\v-bro\v'd baseness wafts perfume to pride. No: — Men, high-minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts...THEIR DUTIES KNOW, BUT KNOW THEIR RIGHTS, AND KNOWING, DARK MAINTAIN', Prevent the long-aim'd bknr, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : • *... | |
 | 1808 - 540 pages
...high-minded MEN, " With powers as far above dull brutes endued " In forest, brake, or den, " As beast excel cold rocks and brambles, rude ; " MEN who their...But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain." If the present practice deviates from the principle of the constitution, he had surely a good right... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...With pow'rs as far above dull brutes endu'd, • In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rock, and brambles rude ; Men, who their duties know, But...they rend the chain : These constitute a state, And sov'reign LA.W, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits Empress, crowning good,... | |
 | 1814 - 258 pages
...Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride No ; Men, high-minded Men, With powers as far above dull brutes, endued In forest brake or den, As beasts...excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men, who their dutia know, But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...baseness wafts perfume to pride. No — MEN, high-minded ME», With powers as far above dull brutes endu'd In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks...rights, and, knowing, dare maintain ; Prevent the 1'ong-aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a state ; And Sovereign... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 466 pages
...low-brow'd baseness wafts perfume to pride. No: — men, high-minded men, i With pow'rs as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts...they rend the chain : These constitute a State, And sov'reign Law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits Empress, crowning good,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 pages
...Where low-brow'd baseness wafts perfume to NO : — Men, high minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts...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 sovereign... | |
 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 pages
...starr'd and spangled courts, Where low-bred baseness wafts perfume to pride. No ! Men, high-minded men, Men who their duties know. But know their rights,...while they rend the chain. These constitute a state CHAP. XLI. RELIGION AND VIRTUE. When mild Religion, from above, Descends, a sweet engaging forni, The... | |
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Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride. No; Men, high-minded men, With powers as 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,... 
