 | United States Naval Institute - Marine engineering - 1914 - 2080 pages
...Constructor Richard D. Gatewood, US Navy. Motto — "Given to strong delusions, wholly believing a lie, ye aw that the land lay fenceless and ye let the months go by. Waiting »me easy wonder, hoping some saving sign " Ihe author of the prize essay was awarded a gold medal,... | |
 | William Thomas Stead - Europe - 1902 - 726 pages
...: we waited for a miracle to save us, and lay " Idle, openly idle." Idle — except for boastingand what is your boasting worth If ye grudge a year of service to the lordliest life on earth. What Mr. Kipling regards as " the lordliest life earth " is the waging of war, which being interpre... | |
 | Rudyard Kipling - English literature - 1903 - 236 pages
...With the flannelled fools at the wicket or the muddied oafs at the goals. Given to strong delusion, wholly believing a lie, Ye saw that the land lay fenceless,...grudge a year of service to the lordliest life on earth ? Ancient, effortless, ordered, cycle on cycle set, Life so long untroubled, that ye who inherit forget... | |
 | Rudyard Kipling - 1903 - 228 pages
...With the flannelled fools at the wicket or the muddied oafs at the goals. Given to strong delusion, wholly believing a lie, Ye saw that the land lay fenceless,...a year of service to the lordliest life on earth? Ancient, effortless, ordered, cycle on cycle set, Life so long untroubled, that ye who inherit forget... | |
 | Rudyard Kipling - English literature - 1903 - 230 pages
...With the flannelled fools at the wicket or the muddied oafs at the goals. Given to strong delusion, wholly believing a lie, Ye saw that the land lay fenceless,...openly idle — in the lee of the forespent Line. THE ISLANDERS Idle — except for your boasting — and what is your boasting worth If ye grudge a... | |
 | Rudyard Kipling - English poetry - 1903 - 256 pages
...lay fenceless, and ye let the months go by Waiting some easy wonder: hoping some saving signIdle — openly idle — in the lee of the forespent Line....a year of service to the lordliest life on earth? Ancient, effortless, ordered, cycle on cycle set, Life so long untroubled, that ye who inherit forget... | |
 | 1903 - 828 pages
...the wicket and the muddied oafs at the goals, Given to strong delusion, «holly believing a lie, Ve saw that the land lay fenceless and ye let the months...openly idle — in the lee of the forespent Line. And then comes the tremendous warning: Ancient, effortless, ordered, cycle on cycle set, Life so long... | |
 | Rudyard Kipling - English literature - 1903 - 236 pages
...With the flannelled fools at the wicket or the muddied oafs at the goals. Given to strong delusion, wholly believing a lie, Ye saw that the land lay fenceless,...go by Waiting some easy wonder : hoping some saving signIdle — openly idle — in the lee of the forespent Line. Idle — except for your boasting —... | |
 | Rudyard Kipling - English literature - 1903 - 322 pages
...With the flannelled fools at the wicket or the muddied oafs at the goals. Given to strong delusion, wholly believing a lie, Ye saw that the land lay fenceless,...go by Waiting some easy wonder: hoping some saving signIdle—openly idle—in the lee of the forespent Line. Idle—except for your boasting—and what... | |
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Then ye returned to your trinkets; then ye contented your souls With the flannelled fools at the wicket or the muddied oafs at the goals. Given to strong delusion, wholly believing a lie, Ye saw that the land lay fenceless, and ye let the months go by... 
