 | Edward Young - Women - 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 - English poetry - 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 - 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 - English poetry - 1779 - 858 pages
...murder-by the law; 55 And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe, To murder tboufands, takes a fpecious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame. When, after battle, I the field have fcen Spread o'erwithgliaftlyfhapes, which once were men ; 60 A nation crufh'd, a nation of the brave!... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 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,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 286 pages
...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 - English poetry - 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... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 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... | |
 | Readers - 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... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...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... | |
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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. 
