 | Edward Young - 1741 - 175 pagina’s
...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
...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 - 2 pagina’s
...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
...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,... | |
 | English poets - 1790
...murder by the law; 55 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 battle, I the field have feen Spread o'er with ghaftly fhapes, which once were men; 60 A nation crufh'd, a nation of the brave... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791
...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... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 1008 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | 1803 - 224 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Extracts - 1805 - 1016 pagina’s
...When men extol a wild deltroyer'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 thoutands, takes a fpecious name, War's glorious art. and gives immortal fame. When after battle I... | |
 | George Beaumont - 1808 - 204 pagina’s
...When men extol a wild deftroyer's n.ime, 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 theujaad^, taken a fpecious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame-. When, after battle,... | |
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