 | William Newnham Blane - History - 1824 - 532 pages
...their rights, and knowing dare maintain ; Prevent the long aim'd blow, And crush the tyrant whilst they rend the chain. These constitute a state — And sovereign law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits empress, crowning good, suppressing ill.... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1830 - 692 pages
...low-bowed baseness \vafls perfume tt» pride' No! men! high-minded men! Men who their duties know; But know their rights, and knowing dare maintain, Prevent the long aimed blow, And crush the tyrant when they burst the chain— These constitute a State/' These your policy would have refused; but these... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 310 pages
...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 Law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill ;... | |
 | 1863 - 538 pages
...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 SOVHIEION LAW, that State's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sit* empress, crowning good,... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - New Hampshire - 1827 - 398 pages
...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...while they rend the chain : These constitute a state ; 252 INTELLIGENCE OP THE PEOPLt. And sovereign law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - New Hampshire - 1828 - 368 pages
...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...These constitute a state ; And sovereign law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill.... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - Science - 1830 - 350 pages
...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...while they rend the chain : These constitute a state , INTELLIGENCE OF TBB PEOPLE. And sovereign law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes... | |
 | John Evans - Life - 1831 - 322 pages
...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 Law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits empress — crowning good, repressing ill... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1831 - 688 pages
...Men, »ho thfir dutirs know, ** *' But know (heir rights, anil, knowing, dare, maintain, " Previ-iu the long aimed blow, " And crush the tyrant, while they rend the chain— '•The^e coiiMituu-a S'ale." One of these is James Menroe, a citizen of Virginia. The committee then... | |
 | John Evans - Life - 1834 - 306 pages
...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 Law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits empress— crowning good, repressing ill... | |
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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,... 
