...or laboured 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 ; 1 The pithiness of these lines countenances Pope's assertion that poetry if emphatically the language...

...labored monnd, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crowned ; Not boys and broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm,...Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride. — Sir W. Jonu. What stronger breastplate than a heart untainted ? Thrice Is he armed that bath his...

...wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crowned ; Not bays and brood-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride...Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride. — Sir W. Joues. What stronger breastplate than a heart untainted ? Thrice is he armed that hath his...

...ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride; Not starr'd and spangled courts, Where low-bred baseness wafts perfume to pride. No — men, high-minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endu'd, In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude, — Men, who their...

...Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Nor starr'd and spangled courts, Where low brow'd baseness wafts perfume to pride — No ! — men,...high-minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endu'd, In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men, who their duties...

...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...and brambles rude — Men, who» their duties know, Know too their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain ; Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant,...

...and spangled courts, Where low-bowed baseness Wafts perfume to pride. No, but man, High-minded man, with powers As far above dull brutes endued, In forest, brake, or dell, As these excel cold rocks or brambles rude." The spirit of this quotation is that which Mr. Cobden...

...Acropolis. The true greatness of a state has been justly said to consist in the character of its people. Men, high-minded men, With powers as far above dull...rocks and brambles rude : Men who their duties know, Bat know their rights, and knowing dare maintain, Present the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant...

...battlement or laboured mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud with spires and turrets crowned ; Not bays and broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at...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...

...ride ; Not starr'd and spangled courts, Where low-brow'd 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 eicel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men, who their duties know, Bat know their rights, and knowing,...