 | Noah Porter - 1841 - 112 pages
...of the men who uphold them. Men are what we need. if _ • " These constitute a state",— | " Not high-raised battlement or labored mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crowned, Where laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Not starred... | |
 | 1842 - 712 pages
...is the STATE that is to he protected. What constitutes the State ? " 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,... | |
 | sir William Cathcart Boyd - 1843 - 444 pages
...we betwixt them o'er the deep, 1 ' What constitutes a State? Not high rais'd battlement, or labour'd mound, Thick wall, or moated gate : Not cities fair with spires and turrets crown'd. No : men — high-minded men — With powers as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake,... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 482 pages
...rapturous hosanna round! LESSON CLIX. The Idea of a State. SIR w. JONES. WHAT constitutes a state 1 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,... | |
 | Noble Butler - 1846 - 272 pages
...and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thon. — Sir W. Scott. 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,... | |
 | William Peter - 1847 - 562 pages
...pursue. THE CONSTITUTION OF A STATE. WHAT constitutes a state ? Not high-raised battlement or laboured mound, Thick wall or moated gate : Not cities fair, with spires and turrets crown'd : No : — Men, high-minded men — With powers as far above dull brutes endued In forest,... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1850 - 498 pages
...War impossible. Well does the poet say, with most persuasive truth, What constitutes a State ? Not high-raised battlement or labored mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud with spires and turrets crowned j Not bays and broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm,... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1851 - 640 pages
...to the construction and maintenance of our political systems : — " 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,... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1851 - 672 pages
...to the construction and maintenance of our political systems : — " 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,... | |
 | Dean Dudley - 1851 - 268 pages
...each other, but they may be most happily wedded. Sings one of these, " What constitutes a State ? Not high-raised battlement, or labored mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires anil turrets crowned; Where laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; CUY OF COVENTRY,... | |
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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... 
