 | Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 614 pages
...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...their rights, and 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... | |
 | English essays - 1784 - 1048 pages
...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 - Great Britain - 1793 - 740 pages
...perfume to pride : No; MEW, high-minded MEN, With powers as far above dull brutes endued 111 foreft, brake, or den, As beads excel cold rocks and brambles...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 - English poetry - 1794 - 574 pages
...MEN, high minded MEN, With pow'rs as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men, who their...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... | |
 | Art - 1708 - 586 pages
...MEN, HIGH-MINDED MEN, With powers as far above dull brutes endued, In foreft, brake, orden, As beafts excel cold rocks' and brambles rude : MEN, WHO THEIR...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. The eleilor... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...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...their RIGHTS, and knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crufh the tyrant while they rend the chain : Thefe conllitute a flate, And fovereign... | |
 | History - 1800 - 624 pages
...perfume to pride. No :— 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... | |
 | History - 1800 - 620 pages
...perfume to pride. No: — 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... | |
 | Literature - 1806 - 422 pages
...MEN, highminded 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...their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the longaimed blow, And crush the tyrant, while they rend the chain ; These constitute a. stare, And sovereign... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 502 pages
...business wafts perfume to pride. No! — Men, high-minded Men, With powers as far above dull brutes endued 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, And sovereign... | |
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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;... 
