The World's Best Poetry ...John Vance Cheney, Sir Charles G. D. Roberts, Charles Francis Richardson, Francis Hovey Stoddard, John Raymond Howard J. D. Morris, 1904 - English poetry |
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Page xxvii
... AUTHOR'S FIRST SINGING OF THE MAR- SEILLAISE " To arms ! to arms ! ye brave ! The avenging sword unsheathe . " From a photogravure after the painting by J. A. A. Pils . xxvii . 145 A CAVALRY CHARGE " My darling ! ah , the VOL . VIII .
... AUTHOR'S FIRST SINGING OF THE MAR- SEILLAISE " To arms ! to arms ! ye brave ! The avenging sword unsheathe . " From a photogravure after the painting by J. A. A. Pils . xxvii . 145 A CAVALRY CHARGE " My darling ! ah , the VOL . VIII .
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... sword and sceptre , pageantry and pride , While in his softened looks benignly blend The sire , the son , the husband , brother , friend . Here woman reigns ; the mother , daughter , wife , Strew with fresh flowers the narrow way of ...
... sword and sceptre , pageantry and pride , While in his softened looks benignly blend The sire , the son , the husband , brother , friend . Here woman reigns ; the mother , daughter , wife , Strew with fresh flowers the narrow way of ...
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... sword that slew , And lift no hand to wield the purging flail ? We deemed of old thou held'st a charge from Him Who watches girdled by his seraphim , To smite the wronger with thy destined rod . Wait'st thou his sign ? Enough , the ...
... sword that slew , And lift no hand to wield the purging flail ? We deemed of old thou held'st a charge from Him Who watches girdled by his seraphim , To smite the wronger with thy destined rod . Wait'st thou his sign ? Enough , the ...
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... sword in fierce surmise When on the mountain - side he sees The fleet - foot Marri scout , who comes To tell how he hath heard afar The measured roll of English drums Beat at the gates of Kandahar . For southern wind and east wind meet ...
... sword in fierce surmise When on the mountain - side he sees The fleet - foot Marri scout , who comes To tell how he hath heard afar The measured roll of English drums Beat at the gates of Kandahar . For southern wind and east wind meet ...
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... sword- Poor toys to soothe such anguished pain . For not in quiet English fields Are these , our brothers , lain to rest , Where we might deck their broken shields With all the flowers the dead love best . For some are by the Delhi ...
... sword- Poor toys to soothe such anguished pain . For not in quiet English fields Are these , our brothers , lain to rest , Where we might deck their broken shields With all the flowers the dead love best . For some are by the Delhi ...
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