asunder, The rattling musketry, the clashing blade, And ever and anon, in tones of thunder, The diapason of the cannonade. Were half the power that fills the world with terror— Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and courts— Given to redeem the... The United Service Magazine - Side 5221857Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| 1899 - 550 sider
...confidence may lay in some under water plot similar to that which caused the destruction of the Maine. "Were half the power that fills the world with terror,...bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error. There were no need of arsenals or forts." The office was in full accordance... | |
| 1842 - 612 sider
...have gone before us, In long reverberations reach our own. The bursting shell, the gateway wrenched asunder, The rattling musketry, the clashing blade,...in tones of thunder, The diapason of the cannonade. Is it, O man! with such discordant noises, AVith such accursed instruments as these, Thou drownest... | |
| 1844 - 784 sider
...and dreary, When the Death-Angel touches those swift keys I The bursting shell, the gateway wrenched asunder. The rattling musketry, the clashing blade;...in tones of thunder, The diapason of the cannonade. Is it, oh man, with such discordant noises, With such accursed instruments as these, What loud lament... | |
| 1900 - 536 sider
...sentiment of Christian Endeavorers when I quote in closing the oft-cited stanza from our Longfellow : " Were half the power that fills the world with terror,...bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals or forts." The Absurdities of Militarism. BY... | |
| 1894 - 568 sider
...relations of society are concerned. Is this great economic waste necessary ? Let Longfellow answer : " Were half the power that fills the world with terror,...wealth bestowed on camps and courts Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals nor forts.' ' Iowa College, Orinnell, Iowa. The... | |
| 1910 - 580 sider
...poet find their true and deserved acceptance, not as poetical rhapsody, but as practical truth ? — " Were half the power that fills the world with terror,...bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals and forts. " The warriors name should he a name... | |
| 1906 - 536 sider
...midst of pillage; The wail of famine in beleaguered towns; The bursting shell, the gateway wrenched asunder, The rattling musketry, the clashing blade;...in tones of thunder, The diapason of the cannonade. Is it, O man, with such discordant noises, With such accursed instruments as these, Thou drownest Nature's... | |
| 1914 - 588 sider
...make people think should be the keynote of the peace party's work. To do this education is essential. "Were half the power that fills the world with terror,...Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and courts, (Jiven to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals or forts." Some Lessons... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1846 - 178 sider
...midst of pillage ; The wail of famine in beleaguered towns ; The bursting shell, the gateway wrenched asunder, The rattling musketry, the clashing blade...in tones of thunder, The diapason of the cannonade. Is it, O man, with such discordant noises, With such accursed instruments as these, Thou drownest Nature's... | |
| Charles Sumner - 1846 - 112 sider
...attractive of any in the poem, but which commend themselves by their intrinsic truth and moral force :— Were half the power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth, bestow'd on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals... | |
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