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" One to destroy is murder by the law, And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe ; To murder thousands takes a specious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame. "
Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ... - Page 152
1803
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The Manual of Liberty, Or, Testimonies in Behalf of the Rights of Mankind ...

Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...they perform Their mighty deeds; they, hero-like, can slay, And spread their ample desarts in a day. O great alliance ! O divine renown ! With dearth and pestilence to share the crown. One to destroy is murder by the law; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe. To murder thousands,...
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The Works of the Author of The Night-thoughts: In Three Volumes, Volume 1

Edward Young - 1802 - 420 pages
...They perform Their mighty deeds : they, hero-like, can slay, And spread their ample desarts in a day. O great alliance ! O divine renown ! With dearth,...destroy, is murder by the law ; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe ; To murder thousands, takes a specious name, War's glorious ; art, and gives immortal...
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The Poetical Works of the Rev. Dr. Edward Young: With the Life of ..., Volume 4

Edward Young - English poetry - 1805 - 232 pages
...they perform Their mighty deeds ; they hero-like, can slay, And spread their ample deserts in a day. O great alliance ! O divine renown ! With dearth and...destroy is murder by the law, And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe ; To murder thousands takes a specious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal...
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The cabinet of poetry, containing the best entire pieces in the works of the ...

Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...mighty deeds ; they, hero like, can slay, And spread their ample desarts in a day. 0 great alliance IO divine renown ! With dearth, and pestilence, to share...destroy, is murder by the law ; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe ; To murder thousands, takes a specious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal...
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Elegant Extracts, Volumes 1-2

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...With dearth and |>estilence to share the crown. When men extol a wild destroyer's name, J'i.iri h'.. Builder and Preserver they blaspheme. One to destroy is murder by the law ; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe. To murder thousands take a specious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper;: Watts, A. Philips ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 556 pages
...mighty deeds; they, hero-like, can slay, And spread their ample deserts in a day. О great alliance ' О divine renown ! With dearth, and pestilence . to share...destroy, is murder by the law; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe ; To murder lliousands, takes a specious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortaiyàme....
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Watts, A. Philips, West, Collins, Dyer, Shenstone, Young

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 554 pages
...They perform Their mighty deeds; they, hpro-like, can slay, And spread their ample deserts in a day. O great alliance ' O divine renown ! With dearth,...they blaspheme. One to destroy, is murder by the law j And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe; To murder thousands, takes a specious name, War's glorious...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 13

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 558 pages
...mighty deeds; they, hero-like, can slay, And spread their ample deserts in a day. O great alliance IO divine renown ! With dearth, and pestilence, to share...destroyer's name, Earth's Builder and Preserver they hlaspheme. One to destroy, is murder hy the law; And gihhets keep the lifted hand in awe; To murder...
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The Works of the Rev. Dr. Edward Young, Volume 1

Edward Young - Drama - 1811 - 294 pages
...They perform Their mighty deeds : they, hero-like, can slay, And spread their ample desarts in a day. O great alliance ! O divine renown ! With dearth,...and Preserver they blaspheme.. One to destroy, is murder"d by the lavr ; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe ; To murder thousands, takes a specious...
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 8

John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 358 pages
...They perform Their mighty deeds ; they, hero-like, can slay, And spread their ample deserts in a day. O great alliance ! O divine renown ! With dearth,...destroy, is murder by the law ; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe ; To murder thousands, takes a specious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal...
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