Oh evil was the root, and bitter was the fruit, And crimson was the juice of the vintage that we trod ; For we trampled on the throng of the haughty and the strong, Who sate in the high places, and slew the saints of God. Knight's Penny Magazine - Page 2231846Full view - About this book
| George Boyle - American poetry - 1886 - 318 pages
...Who sate in the high places and slew the saints of God. It was about the noon of a glorious day in June, That we saw their banners dance, and their cuirasses...servant of the Lord, with his Bible and his sword, The General2) rode along us to form us for the fight, When a murmuring sound broke out, and swell'd into... | |
| Henry Davenport Northrop - American literature - 1888 - 712 pages
...strong, Who sat in the high places and slew the saints of God. It was about the noon of a glorious day in June, That we saw their banners dance and their cuirasses...the man of blood was there, with his long essenced : Fools ! your doublets shone with gold, and your hearts hair, And Astley, and Sir Marmaduke, and Rupert... | |
| 1887 - 410 pages
...slew the saints of God. and the strong, cuirasses shine. And the Man of Blood was there, with his long It was about the noon of a glorious day of June That we saw their banners dance, and their the Rhine. Like a servant of the Lord, with his Bible and essenced hair, And Astloy, and Sir Marmaduke,... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Rome - 1888 - 258 pages
...we trampled on the throng of the haughty and the strong, It was about the noon of a glorious day in June, That we saw their banners dance, and their cuirasses...shine; And the Man of Blood was there, with his long cssenced hair, And Astley, and Sir Marmaduke, and Rupert of the Rhine. Like a servant of the Lord,... | |
| Ainsworth Rand Spofford - Literature - 1888 - 420 pages
...throng of the haughty and the strong. Who sate in the high places, and slew the saints of God. It woe about the noon of a glorious day of June, That we saw their banners dance, and their culraseee ehinc, And the Man of Blood was there, with hie long ееsenced hai r, And Aetley, and Sir... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1889 - 796 pages
...the throng of the haughty and the strong, Who sate in the high places, and slew the saints of God. In was about the noon of a glorious day of June, That...there, with his long essenced hair, And Astley, and Sir Mannaduke, and Rupert of the Rhine. • MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 439 Like a servant of the Lord, with his... | |
| Charles Anderson Dana - American poetry - 1890 - 976 pages
...trampled on the throng of the haughty and the strong, Who sate in the high places and slew the saints of God. It was about the noon of a glorious day of...and Sir Marmaduke, and Rupert of the Rhine. Like a sen-ant of the Lord, with his bible and his sword, The general rode along us to form us for the flght;... | |
| William James Linton, Richard Henry Stoddard - English poetry - 1890 - 378 pages
...trampled on the throng of the haughty and the strong Who sat in the high places and slew the saints of God. It was about the noon of a glorious day of...their banners dance and their cuirasses shine, And the lyian of Blood was there, with his long essenced hair, And Astley, and Sir Marmaduke, and Rupert of... | |
| David Henry Montgomery - American poetry - 1890 - 342 pages
...of London. 8 Bout : concourse, multitude. Who sate in the high places and slew the saints of God.1 It was about the noon of a glorious day of June, That we saw their banners dance and their cuirasses2 shine, And the man of blood 3 was there, with his long 4 essenced hair, And Astley,6 and... | |
| Andrew Lang - Children's poetry - 1891 - 384 pages
...trampled on the throng of the haughty and the strong, Who sate in the high places, and slew the saints of God. It was about the noon of a glorious day of...shine, And the Man of Blood was there, with his long ossenced hair, And Astley, and Sir Marmaduke, and Rupert of the Rhine. Like a servant of the Lord,... | |
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