 | John Pitman - Rhode Island - 1836 - 88 pages
...wealth which constitutes a State — " No ; men, high minded men ; Men, who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing dare maintain, Prevent the...while they rend the chain ; These constitute a State." Such have been the men of Rhode-Island, and, if we use our riches to extend the knowledge of these... | |
 | Edward Everett - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1836 - 652 pages
...men, Men who their duties know, But know then- rights; — and, knowing, darei 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 will, O'er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill.'... | |
 | Edward Everett - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1836 - 654 pages
...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 slate, And sovereign law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate, Siti empress,... | |
 | Julius Rubens Ames - Antislavery movements - 1837 - 716 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. True Polilks. EDWARD LYTTON BULWER. It is in vain that they oppose OPINION ; any tiling else they may... | |
 | Julius Rubens Ames - Antislavery movements - 1837 - 244 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. True Politics. EDWARD LYTTON BULWER. It is in vain that they oppose OPINION ; any thing else they may... | |
 | John Aikin, John Frost - English poetry - 1838 - 752 pages
...Men, who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd K $ c R ¼J U OZ % 5' j. 5nܬ $ Xi . a S Ў ֡{ 7| k [^ DO @ } s state's collected will, O'er tbrones and glohes elate Sit< empress, crowning good, repressing ill :... | |
 | American poetry - 1838 - 332 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 Site Empress, crowning good, repressing ill ;... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 796 pages
...know, But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aim'd blow, And crush ihe up and down the wood. But what avail they ? Ruthless lord, Thou didst not shudder wh stale's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Site empress, crowning good, repressing ill :... | |
 | John Taylor - Quotations - 1839 - 274 pages
...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...These constitute a state; And sovereign law, that states collected will, High over thrones, and globes elate, Sits empress, crowning good, repressing... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 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 sov'reign law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits empress, crowning good,... | |
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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,... 
