 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1902 - 896 pages
...contemplated his discomfiture, Matthew Arnold's lines rose unbidden to my lips : They out-talk'd thee, hiss'd thee, tore thee ? Better men fared thus before thee ; Fired their ringing shot and pass'd, Hotly charged — and sank at last. It needed only the substitution of ' She ' for ' They,'... | |
 | Frank Leslie - 1877 - 432 pages
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 | Matthew Arnold - 1869 - 286 pages
...geese. Let them have it how they will! Thou art tired; best be still. They out-talk'd thee, hiss'd thee, tore thee? Better men fared thus before thee! Fired their ringing shot and pass'd, Hotly charged—and broke at last. Charge once more, then, and be dumb ! Let the victors, when... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1875 - 560 pages
...maintain Their gay, unwavering, deep disdain. THE LAST WORD. CREEP into thy narrow bed, Creep, and let nn more be said ! Vain thy onset ! all stands fast ;...ringing shot and passed, Hotly charged, — and broke at hist. Charge once more, then, and be dumb ! Let the victors, when they come, When the forts of folly... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1876 - 562 pages
...they will ! Thou art tired ; best be still !. They out-talked thee, hissed thee, tore thee. lietter men fared thus before thee ; Fired their ringing shot...charged,— and broke at last. Charge once more, then, aml be dumb ! Let the victors, when they come, When the forts of folly fall, Find thy body by the wall.... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1877 - 328 pages
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 | Matthew Arnold - English poetry - 1878 - 396 pages
...geese. Let them have it how they will ! Thou art tired; best be still. They out-talk'd thee, hiss'd thee, tore thee? Better men fared thus before thee; Fired their ringing shot and pass'd, Hotly charged—and sank at last. Charge once more, then, and be dumbl Let the victors, when... | |
 | American essays - 1879 - 978 pages
...or nothing, I believe, — For God's sake, believe it, then ! " " They outrtalked thee, hissed thce, tore thee ! Better men fared thus before thee ; Fired...their ringing shot, and passed, Hotly charged, — and sank at last. " Charge once more, then, and be dumb '. Let the victors when they come, When the forte... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - American poetry - 1882 - 906 pages
...have it how they will ! Thou art tired ; best be still. They out-talked thee, hissed thee, tore theet Better men fared thus before thee ; Fired their ringing shot and passed, Hotly charged — and sank at last. Charge once more, then, and be dumb ! Let the victors, when they come, When the forts... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - History - 1883 - 382 pages
...she mocks the sons of men. Till then her lovely eyes maintain Their gay, unwavering, deep disdain. THE LAST WORD. CREEP into thy narrow bed, Creep, and...before thee; Fired their ringing shot and passed, Hotly charged,—and broke at last. Charge once more, then, and be dumb! Let the victors, when they come.... | |
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Word CREEP into thy narrow bed, Creep, and let no more be said! Vain thy onset ! all stands fast. Thou thyself must break at last. Let the long contention cease! Geese are swans, and swans are geese. Let them have it how they will! Thou art tired; best... 
