 Were half the power, that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals or forts: The warrior's name would be a name abhorred!  Poems - Страница 86по Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 413 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | 1854 - 428 страници
...sacrifice of a greater amount of treasure and human life than anything else. Well might Longfellow say Were half the power, that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestowed encamps and courts Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals and forts.... | |
 | John Cumming - 1854 - 410 страници
...dreary, When the death-angel touches those soft keys ! What Will mingle with their awful symphonies ! Were half the power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestow'd in camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals... | |
 | 1854 - 268 страници
...the night, Withering their mortal faculties, and breaking The bones of all their pride. CHARLES LAMB. 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... | |
 | John Cumming - 1855 - 258 страници
...first, we could have spoken to them with greater emphasis now. Too true is it what is said by one, — " 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... | |
 | John Cumming - 1854 - 396 страници
...dreary, When the death-angel touches those soft keys ! What . Will mingle with their awful symphonies ! Were half the power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestow'd in camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals... | |
 | John Cumming - 1854 - 396 страници
...dreary, When the death-angel touches those soft keys ! What . Will mingle with their awful symphonies ! Were half the power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestow'd in camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals... | |
 | John Cumming - 1854 - 404 страници
...dreary, When the death-angel touches those soft keys ! What Will mingle with their awful symphonies ! Were half the power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestow'd in camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals... | |
 | Eli Bowen - 1854 - 528 страници
...the power that fills the world with terrorWere half the wealth bestowed on rum and courts — Giren to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of poor-houses taidfortaf Upon emerging from the bridge, we enter the borough of West Philadelphia, with... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1855 - 690 страници
...With such accursed instruments as these, Thou drownest Nature's sweet and kindly voices, And jnrrcst the celestial harmonies ? Were half the power, that...fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth, bcstow'd on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1855 - 612 страници
...tne power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestow'd on eamps and eourts, iifven to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals and forts ! Peaee seem'd to reign upon earth, and the restless heart of the oeean Was for a moment... | |
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