| Edward Young - 1741 - 194 pages
...When men extol a wild Deftroyer's name, Earth's Builder and Prefervcr they blafpheme. One to deftroy is murder by the law, And Gibbets keep the lifted Hand in awe ; To murder thoufands takes a fpecious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal Fame. When after battel I the... | |
| Edward Young - 1752 - 154 pages
...When men extol a wild Deftroyer's name, Earth's Builder and Preferver they blafpheme. One to deftroy is murder by the law, And Gibbets keep the lifted Hand in awe ; To murder thoufands takes a fpecious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal Fame. When after battel I the... | |
| Edward Young - 1762 - 412 pages
...When men extol a wild deftroyer's name, Earth's Builder and Preferver they blafphemc. One to deftroy, is murder by the law ; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe ; To murder tboufands, takes a fpedous name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame. When, after battle, I... | |
| Edward Young - 1767 - 272 pages
...When men extol a wild dcftroyer's name, Earth's Builder and Preferver they blafpheme. Oat to deftroy, is murder by the law; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe ; To murder tioufaxde, takes a fp ecious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame. When, after battle,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 278 pages
...a-wild detiroyer's name, Earth's Builder and Preferver they blafpheme. •One to deftroy, -ismurder-ty the law ; <; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe ; To murder tboufatnis, takes a fpecious name, War's glorious art> and giwes immortal fame. When, after battle,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...When men extol a wild deftroycr's name, Earth's Builder and Prcferver they blalphcmc. One to deftroy, ere's a happinefs as well as care. Mufic refcmbles Poetry ; in each Arc n thoulands, takes a fpccious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame. When after battle I... | |
| 1795 - 432 pages
...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...name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame. When, after battle, I the field have seen Spread o'er with ghastly shapes, which once were men; A nation... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...When men extol a wild deftroyer's name, Earth's Builder aud Pieferver they blafphcme. One to dcftroy, is murder by the law ; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe. To murder thoul'ands, takes a fpecious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame. When after battle 1... | |
| Edward Young - 1802 - 420 pages
...share the crown. When men extol a wild destroyer's name, Earth's Builder and Preserver they blaspheme. One to destroy, is murder by the law ; And gibbets...name, War's glorious ; art, and gives immortal fame. When, after battle, I the field have seen Spread o'er with ghastly shapes, which once were men ; A... | |
| 1803 - 250 pages
...o' th' land that were intended 'o keep it out, are made defend it, — Hudibrus. WAR. ONE to deftroy is murder by the law ; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe. To murder thousands, takes a fpecious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame. When, after battle, I the field have feen... | |
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