What constitutes a State? Not high-raised battlement or labored mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crowned; Not bays and broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride; Not starred and spangled... American orators - Página 211editado por - 1903Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| George Croly - 1850 - 442 páginas
...hour. 181 WILLIAM JONEM. AS ODE X WHAT constitutes a State ? Not high-raised battlement or laboured mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud...wafts perfume to pride. No ; — men, high-minded men, Witli powers as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and... | |
| Charles Sumner - 1850 - 494 páginas
...brightness, rendering all glory from War impossible. Well does the poet say, with most persuasive truth, What constitutes a State ? Not high-raised battlement...ports, Where, laughing at the storm^ rich navies ride ; But MEN, high-minded MEN. Such men will possess a Christian greatness, rendering them unable to do... | |
| Charles Sumner - 1850 - 498 páginas
...War impossible. Well does the poet say, with most persuasive truth, What constitutes a State ? fiot high-raised battlement or labored mound, Thick wall...broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich names ride ; But MEN, high-minded MEN. Such men will possess a Christian greatness, rendering them... | |
| Edward Everett - 1850 - 708 páginas
...philosophic poet, is so beautifully realized — " What constitutes a state ? Not high-raised battlement, and labored mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities...and broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm, proud navies ride; Not starred and spangled courts, Where low-browed baseness wafts perfumes to pride.... | |
| Charles Sumner - 1850 - 498 páginas
...brightness, rendering all glory from War impossible. Well does the poet say, with most persuasive truth, What constitutes a State ? Not high-raised battlement...; Not cities proud with spires and turrets crowned j Not bays and broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich, navies ride; But MEN, high-minded... | |
| Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 páginas
...I -- WHAT CONSTITUTES A STATE ? WHAT constitutes a state ? Not high-rais'd battlement and labour'd mound, Thick wall, or moated gate : Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown'd : Not bays and broad-arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride : Not starr'd... | |
| John Aikin - 1850 - 764 páginas
...~->\cif. Ale. quoted by Arittidet. WHAT constitutes a state ? Not high-raised battlement or labour'd Y-YfIP69, turret* crown'd; Not bays and broad-arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Not... | |
| Dean Dudley - 1851 - 268 páginas
...and song are not so adverse to each other, but they may be most happily wedded. Sings one of these, " What constitutes a State ? Not high-raised battlement,...wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires anil turrets crowned; Where laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; CUY OF COVENTRY, Co. COVENTRY,... | |
| Henry Mandeville - 1851 - 396 páginas
...Cooper. SEC. CLXXXIV. WHAT CONSTITUTES A STATE. 1 What constitutes a State ? Not high-raised battlements or labored mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not...proud, with spires and turrets crowned; Not bays and broad-arm ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride; Nat starred and spangled courts, Where... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 páginas
...pursuit.' An Ode, in, Imitation of Alarm. What constitutes a state 1 Not high-raised battlement or laboured ose were her tresse« seen, her zone unbound : And...amidst his frolic play, A« if he would the charm porte, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Not starred and spangled courts, Where low-browed... | |
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