 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1868 - 794 pages
...Small sands the mountain, moments make the year, And trifles life. Satire vi. Line 208. 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. Satire vii. Line 55.... | |
 | Treasury - 1869 - 474 pages
...Small sands the mountain, moments make the year, And trifles life. Satire vi. Line 208. 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. Satire vii. Line 55.... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1870 - 802 pages
...Small sands the mountain, moments make the year, And trifles life. Satire vi. Line 208. 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. Satire vii. Line 55.... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1872 - 602 pages
...Young's lines (Lorv¿ of Fame, Satire VII.) deserve al)l¿tce under this heading,— “ One to destroy is murder by the law; And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe: To murder tlmu¿:tntls takes a specious name, War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.” MAlts DENIQUE.... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1872 - 592 pages
...Perhaps Young's lines (Lore of Fame, Satire VII.) deserve a place under this heading,— " 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." MARS DENIQUE. Gray's... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1875 - 794 pages
...well, Though o'er her bloom and greenness sweeps The battle.breath of hell. WHtTTtER. 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. YOUNG: Love of Fame.... | |
 | Sir John Furley - Spain - 1876 - 322 pages
...FUGITIVES SENTENCE ON THE PRISONERS ARRIVAL OF DON CARLOS AND DOfrA MARGARITA AT ESTELLA. 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. YOUNG. MONDAY (June 29th).—At... | |
 | Quotations, English - 1877 - 362 pages
...Princes were privileged To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime.—Bishop PORTEOCS. — 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. YOUNG, Love of... | |
 | Manchester city news - 1878 - 550 pages
...that was forcibly brought to my memory while listening to Mr. Bright last Tuesday :— 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. The passage alluded to... | |
 | G.W. Carleton & Co - Quotations, English - 1878 - 360 pages
...Princes were privileged To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime.—Bishop POBTEOUS. — 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. YOUNG, Love of... | |
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