 | William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 494 pages
...host goes trailing by The black-mouthed gun and staggering wain : Men start not at the battle-cry : O, be it never heard again ! Soon rested those who fought; but thou, Who minglest in the harder strife For truth which men receive not now — Thy warfare only ends with life. A friendless warfare ! lingering... | |
 | William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 482 pages
...black-mouthed gun and staggering wain : Men start not at the battle-cry; O, be it never heard again ! 27* Soon rested those who fought; but thou, Who minglest in the harder strife For truth which men receive not now — Thy warfare only ends with life. A friendless warfare! lingering... | |
 | Bond of brotherhood - 1861 - 798 pages
...solemn host goes trailing by The black-mouthed gun and staggering wain. Men start not at the battle cry, Oh, be it never heard again. Soon rested those who fought ; but thou Who mingles in the harder strife For truths which men receive not now— Thy warfare only ends with life.... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 570 pages
...goes trailing by The black-mouthed gun and staggering wain ; Men start not at the battle-cry ; — O, be it never heard again ! Soon rested those who fought,...minglest in the harder strife For truths which men reeeive not now, — Thy warfare only ends with life. A friendless warfare! lingering long Through... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 pages
...on the hill, And bell of wandering kine are heard. No solemn host goes trailing by The black-monthed gun and staggering wain ; Men start not at the hattle-cry,...it never heard again ! Soon rested those who fought ; bnt thou Who minglest in the harder strife For trnths which men receive not now, Thy warfare only... | |
 | Arbitration (International law) - 1859 - 830 pages
...host goes trailing by The black mouthed gun and staggering wain ; Men start not at the battle-cry, Oh, be it never heard again ! Soon rested those who fought ; but tliou Who minglest in the harder strife For truths which men recieve not now, Thy warfare only ends... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1861 - 272 pages
...Oh, be it never heard again 1 For truths which men receive not now, Thy warfare only ends with life. Soon rested those who fought; but thou Who minglest in the harder strife A wild and many-weaponed throng Hang on thy front, and flank, and rear. A friendless warfare! lingering... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1862 - 796 pages
...solemn host goes trailing by The black-mouth'd gun and staggering wain; Men start not at the battle-ery: Oh, be it never heard again ! Soon rested those who fought ; but thou Who minglcst in the harder strife For truths which men reeeive not now, Thy warfare oniy ends with life.... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1866 - 450 pages
...host goes trailing by The black mouthed gun and staggering wain ; Men start not at the battle cry : OI be it never heard again. Soon rested those who fought; but thou Who minglest in the harder strife Fox truth which men receive not now, Thy warfare only ends with life. A friendless warfare! lingering... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1875 - 560 pages
...goes trailing by The black-mouthed gun anil staggering wain ; Men start not at the battle-cry, — 0, be it never heard again ! Soon rested those who fought ; but thou Who mingleRt in the harder strife For truths which men receive not now, Thy warfare only ends with life.... | |
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Upon the soil they fought to save. Now all is calm, and fresh, and still, Alone the chirp of flitting bird, And talk of children on the hill, And bell of wandering kine are heard. No solemn host goes trailing by The black-mouthed gun and staggering wain;... 
