| Edward Young - 1805 - 230 pages
...When men extol a wild destroyer's name, Earth's Builder and Preserver they blasphen One to destroy is murder by the law, And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe ; To murder thousands takes a specious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame When after battle I the... | |
| George Beaumont - 1808 - 218 pages
...a wild deflroyer's nn.me, Earth's builder and preferver they blafpheme. One to deftroy is murder bv the law ; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe ;To murder ihoujands, takes a fpecioti? name, fear's glorious art, and gives inrnortal/aw^i When, after battle,... | |
| 1820 - 438 pages
...compescimus et singulas caedes. Quid bella et occisarum gentium gloriosum scelus! YOUNG. One to destroy is murder by the law, And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe : To murder thousands takes a specious name ; War's glorious art; and gives immortal fame. Love of Fame. Sat. 7BISHOP... | |
| 1820 - 386 pages
...compesdmus et singulas caedes. Quid bella et occisarum gentium gloriosum scelus! Young. One to destroy is murder by the law, And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe : To murder thousands takes a specious name ; War's glorious art; and gives immortal fame. Love of Fame. Sat. 7Bishop... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 270 pages
...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 keep the lifted hand in awe; To murder thousands takes a specious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame. When after battle I the... | |
| Noah Worcester - 1822 - 320 pages
...Earth's Builder and Preserver they blaspheme. When men extol a wild destroyer's name, One to destroy is murder by the law; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe. To murder thousands, takes a specious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame. When after battle, I... | |
| Noah Worcester - 1823 - 302 pages
...deartli and pestilence tn share the crown. Earth's Builder and Preserver they blaspheme. One to destroy is murder by the law ; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe. To murder thousands, takes a specious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame. When after battle, I... | |
| Edward Young - 1844 - 352 pages
...When men extol a wild destroyer's name, Earth's huilder and preserver they blaspheme. One to destroy, is murder by the law; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe; To murder thousands, takes a specious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame. When, after battle,... | |
| Bond of brotherhood - 1866 - 224 pages
...slaughter of tens of thousands, some with tolerance, and some even with approval ? " One to destroy is murder by the law, And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe ; To murder thousands takes a precious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.— Young. Such is the... | |
| William Cowper - 1849 - 740 pages
...And centering all authority in modes 745 And customs of her own, till sabbath rites * "One to destroy is murder by the law, And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe. To murder thousands takes a specious name." Yoiinff. Satire vii. " Where little villains must submit to fate,... | |
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