England, My England: A War Anthology |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 25
Page vii
... head in my lap , camerado At anchor in Hampton Roads we lay At length the freshening western blast . Attend , all ye who list to hear our noble England's praise Avenge , O Lord , thy slaughter'd saints , whose bones Beat ! beat ! drums ...
... head in my lap , camerado At anchor in Hampton Roads we lay At length the freshening western blast . Attend , all ye who list to hear our noble England's praise Avenge , O Lord , thy slaughter'd saints , whose bones Beat ! beat ! drums ...
Page 32
... head , And the proud - winged Prussian eagle prov'n a vulture , carrion - fed . As the Day of Armageddon deadly shall the conflict be . Flesh is clothing - breath is quickening - the dry bones of chivalry . Arthur rides again to battle ...
... head , And the proud - winged Prussian eagle prov'n a vulture , carrion - fed . As the Day of Armageddon deadly shall the conflict be . Flesh is clothing - breath is quickening - the dry bones of chivalry . Arthur rides again to battle ...
Page 38
... head O'erlooked the review that morning , That never bowed from its firm - set seat When the living column passed its feet , Yet now rode steadily up the street To the phantom bugle's warning . Till it reached the Capitol square , and ...
... head O'erlooked the review that morning , That never bowed from its firm - set seat When the living column passed its feet , Yet now rode steadily up the street To the phantom bugle's warning . Till it reached the Capitol square , and ...
Page 39
... head Of the silent bronze Reviewer ; With never an arch save the vaulted sky ; With never a flower save those that lie On the distant graves - for love could buy No gift that was purer or truer . So all night long swept the strange ...
... head Of the silent bronze Reviewer ; With never an arch save the vaulted sky ; With never a flower save those that lie On the distant graves - for love could buy No gift that was purer or truer . So all night long swept the strange ...
Page 53
... head's level ! " and " Bully for you ! " Called him " Daddy , " - begged he'd disclose The name of the tailor who made his clothes , And what was the value he set on those ; While Burns , unmindful of jeer and scoff , Stood there ...
... head's level ! " and " Bully for you ! " Called him " Daddy , " - begged he'd disclose The name of the tailor who made his clothes , And what was the value he set on those ; While Burns , unmindful of jeer and scoff , Stood there ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Arethusa arm'd arms army array banner battle beat blast blood boys breath Bret Harte bugles blown Cannon charge cheer Christ or Nietzsche Clusium crest cried death deep dread drum England's dead eyes F. W. Bourdillon fathers fell field fierce fight fire flag fought gallant glory hand Hark hath hear heard Hearts of oak heaven helmet helmet of Navarre Henry of Navarre Herminius Highland laddie hills homes of England Horatius horse John Burns King land Lars Porsena light look Lord loud Marmion morn mountain Navarre ne'er never night noble o'er pibroch pride proud quoth rage roar rode rolling rose round rush Sextus shield shout slain smile soldier song sound spake spears stand stood sweet sword tears thee Thomas Campbell thou thousand thunder twas victory vigil voice W. E. Henley Walt Whitman waves wild winds do blow wounded