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" I HATE that drum's discordant sound, Parading round, and round, and round : To thoughtless youth it pleasure yields, And lures from cities and from fields, To sell their liberty for charms Of tawdry lace and glittering arms ; And when Ambition's voice... "
The Nursery Garland: Being a Selection of Short, Classical Poems, Adapted to ... - Page 13
by W. M. - 1801 - 172 pages
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal, Volume 67

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1782 - 588 pages
...benevolence of this amiable Writer, than the following little ode, with which we (hall conclude this Article: I hate that drum's difcordant found, Parading round, and round, and round : To thoughtlefs youth it pleafure yields, And lures from cities and from fields, To fell their liberty...
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The Weekly entertainer; or agreeable and instructive repository ..., Volumes 1-2

1783 - 1276 pages
...from cities and from fields, To fell their liberty for charms Of tawdry lace, and glittering arms ; And when ambition's voice commands, To march, and...fall in foreign lands, I hate that drum's difcordant foam), Parading round, and round, and round : To me it talks of ravagM plains, And burning towns, and...
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The Edinburgh Magazine, Or, Literary Miscellany, Volume 2; Volume 18

Books and bookselling - 1793 - 550 pages
...glittering arms; And when Ambition's voice commands, To march, and fight, and fall on foreign lands! II. I hate that drum's difcordant found. Parading round,...round, and round ; To me it talks of ravag'd plains, Of burning towns, and ruin'd fwains, Of mangled limbs, and dying groans, Of widows tears, and orphans...
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Critical Essays on Some of the Poems of Several English Poets

John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 544 pages
...ftridtly conformable to the dictates of every feeling mind, uncorrupted with the maxims of human policy. I hate that drum's difcordant found, Parading round, and round, and round ! To thoughtlefs youth it pleafure yields, And lures from cities and from fields. — To me it talks of...
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The Baptist Annual Register ...: Including Sketches of the State ..., Volume 3

Baptists - 1798 - 602 pages
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The Bee: Or Literary Weekly Intelligencer, Volume 17

James Anderson - Scotland - 1793 - 386 pages
...commands, To march, and light, and fall in foreign lands, I hate that drum's discordant sound,Parading round, and round, and round. To me it talks of ravag'd plains, And burning towns, and ruin'd swuuis, And mangled limbs, and dyinc; groans, And widow's tears and orphan's moans-? And all that misery's...
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The Stockton bee: or, Monthly miscellany

1795 - 460 pages
...from cities, and from fields, To fell their liberty for charms Of tawdry lace and glittering arms, And when Ambition's voice commands To march and fight, and fall in foreign lands. I hafe that drum's difcordant found, Parading r»und, and round, and round : To'me it talks of ravaged...
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Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards:: Preserved, by Tradition ...

Edward Jones - Bards and bardism - 1794 - 208 pages
...from cities and from fields, To fell their liberty for charms Of tawdry lace, and glittering arms ; And when ambition's voice commands To march, and fight, and fall in foreign land). I hate that Drum's difcordant found, Parading round, and round, and round { To me it talks of...
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Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present ..., Volume 3

William Seward - Anecdotes - 1795 - 814 pages
...cheer" fulnefs, and I do not remember ever to have " heard it faid, that any march of foldiers * * I hate that drum's difcordant found, Parading round, and round, and round , ' To thoughtkfs youth it pleafure yields, And lures from cities and from fields, To fell their liberty for...
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The Bee: A Selection of Poetry

English poetry - 1796 - 220 pages
...ambition's voice commands, To mareh, and fight, and fall, in foreign lands. I hate that drum's difeordant found, Parading round, and round, and round, To me...it talks of ravag'd plains, And burning towns, and ruin' d fwains, And mangled limbs, and dying groani, And widow's tears, and orphan's moans : And all...
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