 | 1799 - 614 pagina’s
...Terms which we trundle smoothly o'er our tongues Like mere abstractions, empty sounds to which \Ve join no feeling and attach no form, » As if the soldier died without a wound ; As if the fibres of this godlike frame Were gor'd without a pang ; as if the wretch, Who fell in... | |
 | 1799 - 614 pagina’s
...fratricide, Terms which we trundle iiitoothly o'er our tongues Like mere abftraftiojis, empty founds to which We join no feeling and attach no form, As if the foldier died without a wound ; As if the fibres of this godlike fra.rne Were gor'd without a pang:... | |
 | 1812 - 654 pagina’s
...wretch, who has learnt his only prayers From curses, who knows scarcely words enough To ask a blessing of his heavenly Father, Becomes a fluent phraseman, absolute...attach no form, As if the soldier died without a wound; As if the fibres of this godlike frame Were gor'd without a pang : as if the wretch-, Who fell in battle... | |
 | 1812 - 656 pagina’s
...defeats, And all our dainty terms for fratricide, Terms which we trundle smoothly o'er our tongue* Like mere abstractions, empty sounds to which We join...attach no form, As if the soldier died without a wound; As if the fibres of this godlike frame Were gor'd without a pang : as if the wretch, Who fell in battle... | |
 | 1812 - 664 pagina’s
...defeats, And all our dainty terms for fratricide, Terms which we trundle smoothly o'er our tongue*. Like mere abstractions, empty sounds to which We join...attach no form, As if the soldier died without a wound; As if the fibres of this godlike frame Were gor'd without a pang : as if the wretch, Who fell in battle... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1817 - 334 pagina’s
...deceit, 68 And all our dainty terms for fratricide; Terms which we trundle smoothly o'er our tonguos Like mere abstractions, empty sounds to which We join...form ! ' , • As if the soldier died without a wound ; As if the fibres of this godlike frame Were gor'd without a pang ; as if the wretch, Who fell in... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1819 - 484 pagina’s
...from his Heavenly Father, Becomes a fluent phraseman, absolute And technical in victories and defeat, And all our dainty terms for fratricide ; Terms which...attach no form ! As if the soldier died without a wound ; As if the fibres of this godlike frame Were gored without a pang ; as if the wretch Who fell in battle,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1819 - 488 pagina’s
...Terms which we trundle smoothly o'er our tongues. Like mere abstractions, empty sounds to which 254 We join no feeling and attach no form ! As if the soldier died without a wound ; As if the fibres of this godhke frame Were gored without a pang ; as if the wretch Who fell in battle,... | |
 | International peace society - 232 pagina’s
...blessing from his heavenly Father, Becomes a fluent phrascman, absolute Technical in victories and deceit, And all our dainty terms for fratricide. Terms which...attach no form ! As if the soldier died without a wound ; As if the fibres of this godlike frame, Were gored without a pang, as if the wretch Who fell in battle... | |
 | British poets - 1828 - 838 pagina’s
...from his heavenly Father, Becomes a fluent phraseman, absolute And technical in victories and deceit, , The foe of tyrants, and the friend of man, — How...voice the note of thunder rolled, And that were true w withont a wound ; As if the fibres of this godlike frame Were gor'd without a pang ; as if the wretch,... | |
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Pull off an insect's leg, all read of war, The best amusement for our morning meal ! The poor wretch, who has learnt his only prayers From curses, who knows scarcely words enough To ask a blessing from his Heavenly Father, Becomes a fluent phraseman,... 
