 ... 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, dare maintain,...  Annual Report of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture - Seite 457von Ohio State Board of Agriculture - 1880Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Bell - 1794 - 574 Seiten
...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 cotttSed'will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits Empress, crowning good,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 498 Seiten
...duties know, But know their rights, nnd, 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; Smit... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - 1808 - 526 Seiten
...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, And sovereign LAW, t fiat state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits Empress, crowning good, repressing... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 302 Seiten
...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 LA.W, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits Empress, crowning good,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 Seiten
...know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain ; Prevent the 1'ong-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 :... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 466 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 Seiten
...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 ;... | |
 | William Newnham Blane - 1824 - 532 Seiten
...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.... | |
 | 1826 - 310 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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,... | |
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