 Fear death? — to feel the fog in my throat, The mist in my face, When the snows begin, and the blasts denote I am nearing the place, The power of the night, the press of the storm, The post of the foe; Where he stands, the Arch Fear in a visible form,...  Light on the Hills - Page 15edited by - 1904 - 243 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Browning - 1830 - 426 pages
...the press of the storm, The post of the foe ; Where he stands, the Arch Fear in a visible form, Yet the strong man must go : For the journey is done and...fighter, so — one fight more, The best and the last ! I would hate that death bandaged my eyes, and forbore, And bade me creep past. No ! let me taste... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...And the barriers fall, Though a battle 'a to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all. 1 was ever a fighter, so, — one fight more, The best and the last! I would hate that Death bandaged my eyes, and forbore, And bade me creep past. No! let me taste the... | |
 | Caricatures and cartoons - 1884 - 324 pages
...Tories. My advice is, reject the Bill over and over again ! Lord R-nd-lph Ch-rch-ll. Right you are ! " I was ever a fighter, so one fight more, The best and the last ! "—as BROWNING writes. I say, am I to be Home Secretary, or what ? And keep a place for poor old... | |
 | Literature - 1910 - 862 pages
...unbecoming but ridiculous. With the proper approach to Death his sting, if he have one, may be drawn: — I was ever a fighter, so — one fight more. The best and the last! I would hate that death bandaged my eyes, and forebore. And bade me creep past. No! let me taste the... | |
 | American essays - 1902 - 902 pages
...in my case more bravado than pluck, but which at any rate knows how to appreciate pluck in others. " I was ever a fighter, so — one fight more The best and the last I " struck a chord that went thrilling on until the quick transition at the end of the poem, when "... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1913 - 872 pages
...the press of the storm, The post of the foe ; Where he stands, the Arch Fear in a visible form, Yet the strong man must go : For the journey is done and...the summit attained, And the barriers fall, Though a battle 's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all. I was ever a fighter, so — one... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1916 - 790 pages
...placed his hand gently beside him, and took the rosary from the other one and hung it round his neck. ' The strong man must go : For the journey is done and the summit attained And the barriers fall. Sudden the worst turns the best to the brave The black minute's at end.' BROWNING. Before very long... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 298 pages
...the press of the storm, The post of the foe ; Where he stands, the Arch Fear in a visible form, Yet the strong man must go : For the journey is done and...the summit attained, And the barriers fall, Though a battle 's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all. I was ever a fighter, so — one... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 270 pages
...the press of the storm, The post of the foe ; Where he stands, the Arch Fear in a visible form, Yet the strong man must go : For the journey is done and...the summit attained, And the barriers fall, Though a battle 's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all. I was ever a fighter, so — one... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 276 pages
...the press of the storm, The post of the foe ; Where he stands, the Arch Fear in a visible form, Yet the strong man must go : For the journey is done and...the summit attained, And the barriers fall, Though a battle 's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all. I was ever a fighter, so — one... | |
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