 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!  Orations from Homer to William McKinley - Page 10299edited by - 1902 - 11114 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1842 - 612 pages
...instruments as these, Thou drownest Nature's sweet and kindly voices, And jarrest the celestial harmonies ? Were half the power that fills the world with terror, — Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and sports, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals and forts.... | |
 | International peace society - 232 pages
...instruments as these, Thou drownost Nature's sweet arid kindly voices, And jarrest the celestial harmonies? Were half the power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the buman mind from error, There were no need of arsenals or forts... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1872 - 1120 pages
...magnanimously forgiven. THE NAUTICAL MAGAZINE. NEW SERIES. DECEMBER, 1872. THE GENEVA ARBITRATION. 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 for arsenals and forts.*... | |
 | 1844 - 784 pages
...instruments as these, Thou drown est Nature's sweet and kindly voices, And jarrest the celestial harmonies ? Were half the power, that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth, bestowed on camps and court?, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals nor forts.... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 444 pages
...as these, 15 Thou drownest nature's sweet and kindly voices, And jarrest the celestial harmonies ? * 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, 20 There were no need of arsenals and... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Fourth of July orations - 1845 - 108 pages
...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, bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals and forts.... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 308 pages
...harmonies '. 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 nor forts : The warrior's name would be a name abhorred ! And every nation, that should lift again... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 302 pages
...instruments as these, Thou drowneet Nature's sweet and kindly voices, And jarrest the celestial harmonies 1 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 nor forts... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Literary Criticism - 1846 - 178 pages
...? Were half the power, that fills the world with terror, 9 Were half the wealth, bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals nor forts : The warrior's name would be a name abhorred ! And every nation, that should lift again... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Fourth of July orations - 1846 - 112 pages
...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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