 What constitutes a state! Not high-raised battlement or labored 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 navies ride; Not starred and spangled...  Noctes Ambrosianæ - Page 67by John Wilson, James Hogg, John Gibson Lockhart - 1866Full view - About this book
 | Charles Northend - 1856 - 276 pages
...civilization shall continue in favor of the opponent. What constitutes a state ? Not high-raised battlements, or labored 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 navies ride ; Nor starred and spangled courts,... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pages
...tyrant. — Sir James Mackintosh. 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 , proud navies ride ; Nor starred and spangled... | |
 | 1856 - 428 pages
...wretchedness," 3. "What constitutes a itate ? — Not high raised battlements, or laboured múunJ, Thick wall, or moated gate; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crowned, Not bays and broad-armed purts, Where, laughing at the storm, proud nivies ride; Not starred and spangled courts,—... | |
 | 1856 - 570 pages
...— Shakspeare. ,-- Sir W. Jones. 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 ; Not starr'd... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1857 - 702 pages
...thoroughly penetrated with the glorious thoughts of Л i<:;cus of Mytelene, who asked and answered — " What constitutes a State ? Not high-raised battlement,...proud, with spires and turrets crowned ; Not bays, and broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storms, rich navies ride ; Not starred and spangled courts,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 444 pages
..." What constitutes a State ? " And the answer must be like that which was given long, long ago : " Not high-raised battlement or labored mound, Thick...proud, with spires and turrets crowned ; Not bays and broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies rida. No ; — men, high-minded men,... | |
 | Christopher Columbus Andrews - 1857 - 232 pages
...productive fields and in the means of physical wealth. " What constitutes a state ? Not high raised battlement, or labored mound, Thick wall, or moated...proud, with spires and turrets crowned ; Not bays and broad armed ports, Where, laughing at the storin, proud navies ride; But men, high minded men.... | |
 | James Mursell Phillippo - 1857 - 506 pages
...celebrated Sir William Jones : — "What constitutes a State ? Not high rais'd battlements, or laboured 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, proud navies ride ; Not starr'... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 pages
...01)1'.. lit Imitation of .<//««•-,. What constitutes a State? Not high-raised battlement, or labor'd mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown'dj Not bays and broad-arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Not starr'd... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1858 - 516 pages
...the last line but two, means arbitrary power. WHAT constitutes a state? Not high-raised battlements, or labored 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 navies ride ; Not starred and spangled courts,... | |
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