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,... American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 325edited by - 1847Full view - About this book
| United States - 1848 - 614 pages
...nothing that is not clearly right, and submit to nothing that is wrong.' Tell her our citizens are MEN, ' who their duties know, but know their rights, and knowing dare maintain.' Tell her we desire peace with all nations, and will cultivate and strive to preserve it by all just... | |
| George Croly - English poetry - 1850 - 442 pages
...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,...maintain, Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a State, And sovereign Law, that Flute's collected... | |
| Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...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-aim'd blow, And wash the tyrant, while they rend the chain. These constitute a state : And sovereign... | |
| Conduct of life - 1881 - 792 pages
...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." Because the Sabbath promotes the constant and systematic study of the Bible, which sets forth our duties... | |
| Daniel Webster - United States - 1851 - 672 pages
...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,...maintain ; Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a state ; And SOVEREIGN LAW, that state's collected... | |
| Daniel Webster - United States - 1851 - 644 pages
...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,...maintain; Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a state ; And SOVEREIGN LAW, that state's collected... | |
| Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rnde ; Men who their duties know, But know their rights,...maintain, Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a state, And sovereign Law, that state's collected... | |
| Daniel Webster - History - 1851 - 30 pages
...far above dull brutes endued In forests, brake or den, As beasts excel cold rock 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; And SOVEREIGN... | |
| John Hill Wheeler - North Carolina - 1851 - 876 pages
...spangled courts, , • . Where lota-brow 'd baseness wafts perfume to pride ! - , JV0, Men, hieli-minded men — * * * * « * Men, who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing dare maintain." SIR WILLIAM JOKES. The deep sensation which pervades our State, caused by the recent death of CHARLES... | |
| Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rnde; Men who their duties know, Bat 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, And sovereign Law, that state's collected... | |
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